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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""> Marci Merola [mailto:mmerola@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> aladnow@ala.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lynn Slawsky<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [aladnow] Free Advocacy Training: Turning the Page 2.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><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<o:p></o:p></span></em></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
<em><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/education/turningthepage"><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#E76E34">Turning the Page 2.0</span></strong></a>
</span></em>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><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A">Public Library Association 2012
Conference</span></strong></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66">Turning the Page 2.0</span></em><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66"> is open to any interested trustee, Friend, staff member, or supporter.
There is no limit to the number of attendees per library. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><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></strong><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#244061"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66"><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/education/turningthepage"><span style="color:#E76E34">Register</span><span style="color:#E36C0A"> today to reserve your
spot</span><span style="color:#E76E34">!</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#E76E34"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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/"><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>
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A"><a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/education/turningthepage"><span style="color:#E36C0A;font-style:normal">Click here for more details about Turning the Page 2.0</span></a></span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";font-style:normal">.
Or</span></em><span style="color:#1B3A66"> email </span><span style="color:#E36C0A"><a href="mailto:lslawsky@ala.org"><strong><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A">lslawsky@ala.org</span></strong></a></span><span style="color:#1B3A66">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#1B3A66">Turning the Page 2.0
</span></em><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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