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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">News from the American Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#0062AC">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:#0062AC">Deputy Director</span><span style="color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#0062AC">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><ns0:State><span style="color:#0062AC">OH</span></ns0:State><span style="color:#0062AC">
</span><ns0:PostalCode><span style="color:#0062AC">44326</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#0062AC">Phone 330.643.9102 Fax 330.643.9160</span><span style="color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#FF6600"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org/" title="http://www.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#FF6600">www.akronlibrary.org</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sylfaen","serif";color:#0062AC">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:#0062AC"><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> Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] Free Webinar: Preparing a Portfolio for the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Colleagues and Potential Candidates!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Library Support Staff Certification Program (<span class="caps">LSSC</span>), a national certification program that allows library support staff to demonstrate competencies and receive
certification from the American Library Association (<span class="caps">ALA</span>), will offer an hour-long informational
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/641908176">webinar</a></span></strong> discussing portfolio creation at 2 p.m.
<span class="caps">CST</span> on Wednesday, Dec. 21.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Candidates for the program have two options for completing the competency sets needed for certification: taking and passing approved courses or compiling and submitting portfolios. This presentation
will focus on helping candidates create successful portfolios for submission. Attendees will also have the opportunity to have their questions answered by program staff members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information on the webinar and how to register, please visit
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/641908176">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/641908176</a></span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information please visit the
<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://ala-apa.org/lssc/"><span class="caps">LSSC</span> website</a></span></u></strong>.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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