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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Information 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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC""><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">
</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#0062AC"><a href="mailto:phs@akronlibrary.org" title="mailto:mderr@akronlibrary.org"><span style="color:#0062AC">phs@akronlibrary.org</span></a>
</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> Friday, February 24, 2012 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] Free Webinar: An Introduction to the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hello Colleagues and Potential Candidates!<o:p></o:p></span></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 be certified
by 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/242909705">webinar</a></span></strong> at 2 p.m.
<span class="caps">CST</span> on Tuesday, Mar. 6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The presentation will explain the value of this certification to library support staff, employers and library users. 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<a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/662632800">
</a><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/242909705">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/242909705</a>. For more information on
<span class="caps">LSSC</span> please visit <a href="http://ala-apa.org/lssc/"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">our website!</span></strong></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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