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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sent on behalf of the National Family Place Libraries</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>™ </span><span style='color:#1F497D'> - Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Family Place Libraries will be offering our 6<sup>th</sup> biannual Family Place Symposium. This free program is open to all public librarians (particularly children’s librarians) and administrators. It will be held the morning of March 14, 2012 at the Philadelphia Athenaeum prior to the start of the PLA Conference. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The brochure went out to all ALSC members in mid fall. The topic , <i>Outside In: Connecting Early Learners and the Environment</i> is new for libraries and will offer some exciting and innovative ideas and models. <span style='color:#1F497D'>Download brochure: <a href="http://www.familyplacelibraries.org/Outside%20In%20.pdf">http://www.familyplacelibraries.org/Outside%20In%20.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Kathleen Deerr</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Coordinator, National Family Place Libraries™ </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><a href="http://www.familyplacelibraries.org">www.familyplacelibraries.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Middle Country Public Library </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>101 Eastwood Blvd.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Centereach, NY 11720</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><a href="mailto:deerrkathleen@mcpl.lib.ny.us">deerrkathleen@mcpl.lib.ny.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>631.585.9393 x 204<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Visit us on Facebook </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/familyplacelibraries">www.facebook.com/familyplacelibraries</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>