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style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img width=611 height=146 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CCE19C.D78C36A0" alt="ttp_2-0_highres.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=875 style='width:525.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1B3A66'>Create and tell your library's story • Develop a compelling case for support • Deliver effective presentations • Build and sustain partnerships </span></i><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=875 style='width:525.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Invest in your library’s future by</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>taking</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> the </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FREE</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> online <i><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/education/turningthepage" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E76E34'>Turning the Page 2.0</span></b></a> </i>advocacy training. </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You’ll be</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> led by professional facilitators who </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>will</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>help you create</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> a customized Advocacy Work Plan. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>The next session begins with a free, optional program at the </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://www.placonference.org/preconferences/9" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>Public Library Association 2012 Conference</span></b></a></span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>on </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>March 13</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>, then transitions into an online six-</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#244061'>week course</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>(week of </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>March 19</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>-week of </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>April 23</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>) </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>with</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> weekly </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>virtual classroom sessions</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> and independent work</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#244061'>, totaling three hours/week.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><i><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>Turning the Page 2.0</span></i><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> is open to <i>any</i> interested library staff member or supporter</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>, regardless of the library type</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>. </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Consider building</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> an advocacy team </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>with</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> staff, trustees, Friends, and others--there is no limit to the number of </span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>participants</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'> per library. </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=875 style='width:525.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1B3A66'>____________________________________________________________</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Registration for the spring session is now open (closes March 7).</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/education/turningthepage" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E76E34'>Register</span><span style='color:#E36C0A'> today to reserve your spot</span><span style='color:#E76E34'>!</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1B3A66'>____________________________________________________________</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Tune in to the</span><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif"'> <b><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/336703773029733/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E36C0A'>PLA Facebook Page</span></a></span></b> <span style='color:#244061'>on <b>February 8 at 1pm CENTRAL</b> for an hour long forum about advocacy planning and how this course can help you develop and reach advocacy goals.</span> <b><i><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/education/turningthepage" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E36C0A;font-style:normal'>Click here for more details about Turning the Page 2.0</span></a></span></i></b>. Or<span style='color:#1B3A66'> email </span><span style='color:#E36C0A'><a href="mailto:lslawsky@ala.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#E36C0A'>lslawsky@ala.org</span></b></a></span><span style='color:#1B3A66'>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><i><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>Turning the Page 2.0 </span></i><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66'>is developed and presented by the Public Library Association (PLA) with generous support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xNzgwNTA4JnA9MSZ1PTEwMTkzNDQ2NTUmbGk9ODE4MzAyMw/index.html" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=338 height=51 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CCE19C.D78C36A0" alt="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/pla/pla_purplebstreso.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#663399'>50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 · <a href="tel:%28800%29%20545-2433" target="_blank">(800) 545-2433</a> x5PLA · <a href="mailto:pla@ala.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#663399'>pla@ala.org</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Cathy<br><br></span></i><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, MLS, CPLA<br><i><a href="http://www.librariesthrive.com" target="_blank">www.librariesthrive.com</a></i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>