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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our very own Buzzy Nielsen will be presenting at next week’s Learning Live –
<a href="https://airtable.com/shr4GXhm4i1scJN5G">registration is free</a>! Can’t make it for the live event? On-demand access will be available for 30 days after the presentation date via
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/course/view.php?id=353&pageid=3410">ALA’s eLearning website</a> starting on September 15.
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:21.0pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ask the Experts: Boards of Trustees</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">
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<a href="https://www.ala.org/united/training/learning-live" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#114B9C">Learning Live</span></span></a><span class="inline-color"> session, common issues that arise among library
Boards and how to solve them will be discussed. Two in-depth scenarios will be presented, along with tips and best practices, and speakers will answer questions from attendees about the presented scenarios. During a "lightning round" session, speakers will
field questions from attendees.</span></span><span class="inline-color"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Nielsen</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> has over 25 years’ experience working in libraries of all types, including public, academic, K-12 school, and special. He’s spent most of his career in small and rural public
libraries, including city, county and independent district libraries. Currently, he manages consulting and grant programs for the State Library of Oregon, which serves over 1,600 libraries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Doyle</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> is a writer, editor, and fundraiser as well as an active library advocate at local, state, and national levels. She played board and staff roles at Friends of the San Francisco
Public Library and was actively involved in helping to create San Francisco’s well-funded modern library system. She has served as President of the California Library Association (CLA) and is the only person to receive CLA’s President’s Award twice.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:13.65pt"><span class="inline-color"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://airtable.com/shr4GXhm4i1scJN5G">Register Now!</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Save the date for Tuesday, October 11, 11:00a:
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Let's Execute! Identifying Actionable Steps in Your Strategic Plan to Create the Impact Your Community Deserves</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Description:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Are you tired of your library being stuck in a rut? Are you looking for ways to ensure your library creates meaningful impact in the community? Then it’s time to look at your strategic plan. In this session,
we will dust it off and look at methods to fast track your library's strategic plan with tools that will lead to the dynamic transformation of your community. It’s time to execute - are you ready?<br>
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Arnessa Dowell</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is a skilled project manager who spearheaded four library capital building projects, leading to the enhancement of said libraries' technological infrastructure and overall aesthetic after
receiving additional funding. She advocated for and awarded $274.3K in funding and technology for the implementation of new programs, books, and facility upgrades. She has 10 years of supervisory experience leading a diversified workforce, resulting in two
DoD achievement medals. Arnessa holds a Dual Masters in Business Administration and Library Science with 20+ years of combined special, public, and academic award-winning organizational leadership experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Or watch on-demand on Thursday, October 13, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">971-375-3491 <b>|</b> <a href="mailto:darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov">
darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Continuing Education Resources: </b><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted</span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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