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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">An announcement from the American Library Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;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:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;color:#0062AC">Deputy Director</span><span style="color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;color:#0062AC">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;"><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span style="color:#0062AC">60 S. High Street</span></ns0:address></ns0:Street><span style="color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;"><ns0:place><ns0:City><span style="color:#0062AC">Akron</span></ns0:City><span style="color:#0062AC">,
</span><ns0:State><span style="color:#0062AC">OH</span></ns0:State><span style="color:#0062AC">&nbsp;
</span><ns0:PostalCode><span style="color:#0062AC">44326</span></ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;color:#0062AC">Phone 330.643.9102&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax 330.643.9160</span><span style="color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0062AC">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;color:#0062AC"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;color:#0062AC"><a href="mailto:phs@akronlibrary.org" title="mailto:mderr@akronlibrary.org"><span style="color:#0062AC">phs@akronlibrary.org</span></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Tempus Sans ITC&quot;;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:&quot;Sylfaen&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;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:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Michael Dowling [mailto:mdowling@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 04, 2012 4:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ALACRO-L<br>
<b>Cc:</b> chapeditor@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] New Librarians Global Connections Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration Now Open!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&#8220;New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations&#8220;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&#8220;New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations&#8220; is a new series of&nbsp;<b>free</b>&nbsp;quarterly webinars&nbsp;on issues of interest to new librarians, models of library associations
 and library schools working with new professionals, and groups by and for librarians. The free webinars are presented by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ifla.org/en/about-cpdwl%20" target="_blank"><span style="color:#9C4617;text-decoration:none">IFLA Continuing Professional
 Development and Workplace Learning</span></a>&nbsp; and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ifla.org/en/new-professionals" target="_blank"><span style="color:#9C4617;text-decoration:none">IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group</span></a>&nbsp;in partnership with&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ala.org/index.cfm%20" target="_blank"><span style="color:#9C4617;text-decoration:none">ALA</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Below, the date and time of the&nbsp;<b>first webinar</b>. &nbsp;No charge-Free!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">January 17, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">2:00 p.m. CST<br>
3:00 p.m. EST<br>
8:00 p.m. CET<br>
7:00 a.m. EDT (next day)<br>
<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#9C4617;text-decoration:none">World Clock</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Registration:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;<a href="https://ala.ilinc.com/register/cjfbvxz" target="_blank">https://ala.ilinc.com/register/cjfbvxz</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Dr. Alex Byrne</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">, New South Wales State Librarian and Chief Executive of the State Library NSW in Australia. IFLA President
 2005-2007. Highlighting the topics: LIS school curriculum, gained skills and degrees vs. &#8220;the reality&#8221; at work. Bridging the gap between theory and practice. How to deal with generational differences at work?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Janice Lachance</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">, J.D., CEO of the Special Libraries Association. Featuring a model of a library association&#8217;s work with new
 professionals in various regions of the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">JP Porcaro</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">, Head of Library Acquisitions and Technological Discovery at New Jersey City University. Co-founder of ALA Think
 Tank, and originator of the Make It Happen philosophy for librarians. Featuring a group by and for librarians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Future webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Come back to this page and stay tuned for announcements of future webinars. Speakers featured in upcoming webinars include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Kay Raseroka, IFLA President 2003-2005<br>
Maureen Sullivan, ALA President Elect<br>
Barbara Ford, Director, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, ALA President 1997-1998<br>
Jukka&nbsp;Pennanen&nbsp;and Mace Ojala,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cyclingforlibraries.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#9C4617;text-decoration:none">Cycling for Libraries</span></a><br>
Rachel Bickley,&nbsp;<a href="http://lisnpn.spruz.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#9C4617;text-decoration:none">LIS New Professionals Network</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The series explore useful topics to help new professionals at various stages of their career, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">LIS school curriculum, gained skills and degrees vs. &#8220;the reality&#8221; at work. Bridging the gap between theory and practice. How to deal with generational differences at
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Mentoring and best practices including pros and cons of different approaches like peer-to-peer, and classical mentor-mentee relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">How to develop leadership skills as a new professional: programs, mentoring, learning by doing. Working abroad, leaving your home country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Continuing Professional Development for new professionals, how to stay up to date from the very start even if conditions at work (funding/permission to attend conferences,
 support with writing articles, etc.) are not the best.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Loida&nbsp;Garcia-Febo<br>
Coordinator of the series<br>
<a href="mailto:loidagarciafebo@gmail.com" target="_blank">loidagarciafebo@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#006600">Money Smart Week @ your library, April 21-28, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red">Donate to the Japan Library Relief Fund<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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