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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These Learning Live sessions are available for free to public library directors, staff, board, friends, and foundation members, paid for with LSTA funds from the IMLS as administered by the State
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the April 11 session, “Board Support for Success,” Cedar Rapids Public Library Director Dara Schmidt and library Board President Clint Twedt-Ball
will be in discussion about how the board’s support of the library led to Cedar Rapids Public Library receiving the prestigious Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize from Library Journal in 2022.
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the May 9 session, “Elected Officials are People Too: Advocacy Tips for Library Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and Staff,” participants will
learn how to connect with elected officials (and their staff) and consistently demonstrate the value of your library.
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now for the April and May sessions of <u><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.ala.org/united/training/learning-live" target="_blank"><span class="email-hyperlink-color-preserver"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">United
for Libraries Learning Live</span></span></a></span></u></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. (As you fill out the form, be sure to select “OR” for the State/Province to be able to register for free!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:14.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Can’t make it live? Recordings from Learning Live are made available for up to 30 days after the live webinar date; access is free once you’ve
created a free account on ALA’s <a href="Province">eLearning website</a>. After you’re logged in,
<a href="https://elearning.ala.org/course/view.php?id=353&pageid=1284">go here</a>, and use the “eLearning” dropdown menu, select Learning Live, and then the archived webinar you wish to view:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">State Library of Oregon <b>|</b> Library Support and Development Services
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darci.hanning@slo.oregon.gov</a> <b>|</b> <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library">
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