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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">An announcement from ALA-APA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Deputy Director</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC""><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style="color:blue">Akron</span></ns0:City><span style="color:blue">,
</span><ns0:State><span style="color:blue">OH</span></ns0:State><span style="color:blue">
</span><ns0:PostalCode><span style="color:blue">44326</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Phone 330.643.9102 Fax 330.643.9160</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue"><a href="mailto:phs@akronlibrary.org" title="mailto:mderr@akronlibrary.org">phs@akronlibrary.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#E4CC1A"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org/5star.html"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0A10F4">Recognized, again, as one of America's Best Libraries</span><span style="color:#E4CC1A;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#D6C128;text-decoration:none">«««««</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sylfaen","serif";color:blue">The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support, improve, and enrich
individual, family, and community life.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Don Wood [mailto:dwood@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 01, 2011 12:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] Free Webinar: An Introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span class="caps">Hello Colleagues<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>and Potential Candidates!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>The Library Support Staff Certification Program (<span class="caps">LSSC</span>), a national certification program that allows library support staff to demonstrate competencies and be certified by the American Library Association (<span class="caps">ALA</span>), will
offer an hour-long informational <strong><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/651969760">webinar</a></strong> at 2 p.m.
<span class="caps">CDT</span> on Tuesday, Nov. 15.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The presentation will explain the value of this certification to library support staff, employers and library users. Attendees will also have the opportunity to have their questions answered by program staff members.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For more information on the webinar and how to register, please visit <strong>
<a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/651969760">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/651969760</a></strong>. For more information on
<span class="caps">LSSC</span> please visit <a href="http://ala-apa.org/lssc/"><strong>our website!</strong></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Ian Lashbrook - <a href="mailto:jmcgovern@ala.org">
ilashbrook@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Research Associate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">American Library Association-Allied Professional Association<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">50 E Huron St<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://ala-apa.org/">http://ala-apa.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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