<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.5pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-mce-style="font-size: 7.5pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> If this email is not formatted properly please go to our website at </span><span class="object"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: darkblue; background: white;" data-mce-style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: darkblue; background: white;">SWON Libraries.org</span></span></p></div><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">When Apple updates a product, they tell a story.</span><br> <br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK_2foL1xwk" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK_2foL1xwk"><img src="cid:part1.09010703.02060005@swonlibraries.org" alt="" data-mce-src="cid:part1.09010703.02060005@swonlibraries.org"></a><br> <br> They explain how they developed new features, took risks, listened to customers. <span style="font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">Sure, it's all a sales pitch.</span> But through the story, they're explaining why this version is great, why it's better than the last one and why you should consider buying.<br> <br> <span style="font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">Libraries could take a page from stories like this one.</span> Lots of people in your community don't go to the library. They assume they know what the library offers, and it's not what they need. Students, parents, colleagues, teens--they need to hear a new story about libraries to convince them to come visit.<br> <br> Your turn. <span style="font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">Create a new library story, and we'll help you tell it.</span> <a href="http://www.swonlibraries.org/content/new-library-story-contest" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.swonlibraries.org/content/new-library-story-contest">Send in your story idea</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">by March 15th</span>. Our panel of judges will choose the best idea, give the winner $250, and SWON will turn it into a short video. <span style="font-weight:
bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">What have libraries learned? What do our patrons care about? What are we proud of?</span> Tell us: <a href="http://www.swonlibraries.org/content/new-library-story-contest" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.swonlibraries.org/content/new-library-story-contest">http://www.swonlibraries.org/content/new-library-story-contest</a> We'll spread the word.<br><hr><big><big><big><span>Upcoming:</span> SWON's <span style="color: rgb(0, 102,
0);" data-mce-style="color: #006600;">Spring Staff Training Symposium</span></big></big></big><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" data-mce-style="color: #006600;"> </span><br style="color: rgb(0, 102,
0);" data-mce-style="color: #006600;"> <br> (Formerly named the Support Staff Symposium) <span style="font-weight:
bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold; color: #3333ff;">May 21, 2013 at Dayton Metro Library</span>. <br> Keynote speaker and breakout sessions on internal and external <span style="font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style="font-weight: bold;">Customer Service</span>.<br> We're excited to be restarting our Spring symposium. More info soon, but for now, save the date!<br> <br><hr></div><div><p style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Come check us out on our calendar at</span><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventcalendar.asp?pointer=&num=0&rts=&kw=&dt=mo&ds=&de=&sd=&mo=11/1/2012&df=calendar&nopw=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0" target="_blank" title="http://tiny.cc/SWON-Calendar" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventcalendar.asp?pointer=&num=0&rts=&kw=&dt=mo&ds=&de=&sd=&mo=11/1/2012&df=calendar&nopw=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 139);" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; color: #00008b;"> http://tiny.cc/SWON-Calendar</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Website,</span><a href="http://www.swonlibraries.org/" target="_blank" title="swonlibraries.org" data-mce-href="http://www.swonlibraries.org/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 139);" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; color: #00008b;"> swonlibraries.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Facebook Page </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 139);" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; color: #00008b;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SWONLibraries?ref=hl" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/SWONLibraries?ref=hl" title="SWON Libraries"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139);" data-mce-style="color: #00008b;">SWON Libraries</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Twitter at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 139);" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; color: #00008b;"><a href="https://twitter.com/swonlibraries" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://twitter.com/swonlibraries"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139);" data-mce-style="color: #00008b;">SWONlibraries</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><p style="background: white;" data-mce-style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;">Tell us what you think and what you would like to see more from us.</span></span></p><hr><p><span style="font-size: 21.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 21.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Last Chance to sign up for the </span><a title="Last Chance to sign up for the Summer Reading Workshops" style="font-size: 12pt;" href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventcalendar.asp" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventcalendar.asp" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 21.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 21.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Summer Reading Workshops</span></span></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=413&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=3/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Wednesday March 6, 2013 – Half Day, Come join us at the Union Township Branch Library in Clermont County and share in the ideas that your neighboring libraries are doing." target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=413&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=3/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp="><span class="object" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-mce-style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-mce-style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Wednesday March 6, 2013 – Half Day, Come join us at the Union Township Branch Library in Clermont County and share in the ideas that your neighboring libraries are doing.</span></span></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=424&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=3/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Monday March 11, 2013 – All Day, Come and join us at the Washington Centerville Public Library and share your ideas plus learn how to play a Baritone Ukulele." target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=424&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=3/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp="><span class="object" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" data-mce-style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-mce-style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Monday March 11, 2013 – All Day, Come and join us at the Washington Centerville Public Library and share your ideas plus learn how to play a Baritone Ukulele.</span></span></a></p><hr><p style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 21.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';" data-mce-style="font-size: 21.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Calendar Snippet</span></p><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=418&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="MS PowerPoint 2007 2/25/2013 Boone Co. KY Public Library-Main Branch 9:00 A.M.Contact: Jenny Ussel 859-342-2665 Learn how to create slide shows, insert pictures, use custom animation, add sound, and more." target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=418&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp="></a></div><div style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">February 2013</span><br></div><div style="text-align: center;" data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="width: 90%" dir="ltr" data-mce-style="width: 90%;"><tbody><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td>Event</td><td>Date</td><td>Location</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=335&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Library Directors/Personnel Directors SIG" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=335&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">Library Directors/Personnel Directors SIG</a></td><td>2/22/2013</td><td>SWON Conference Room</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=473&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Outreach (SIG) Meeting" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=473&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">Outreach (SIG) Meeting</a></td><td>2/22/2013</td><td>SWON Conference Room</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=418&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="MS PowerPoint 2007" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=418&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">MS PowerPoint 2007</a></td><td>2/25/2013</td><td>Boone County Public Library Main Branch</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=377&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Models for Future Library Services" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=377&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">Models for Future Library Services</a></td><td>2/26/2013</td><td>On line</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=412&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Teen Summer Reading Webinar" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=412&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">Teen Summer Reading Webinar</a></td><td>2/27/2013</td><td>On line</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=465&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="ILIG Meeting (SIG)" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=465&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">ILIG Meeting (SIG)</a></td><td>2/28/2013</td><td>Xavier University</td></tr><tr align="center" valign="middle" dir="ltr"><td><a href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=378&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=" title="Increasing the Appeal of Digital Signage in Your Library" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://oh.evanced.info/swon/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=378&rts=&disptype=&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=2/1/2013&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=">Increasing the Appeal of Digital Signage in Your Library</a></td><td>2/28/2013</td><td><div>On line</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Contact Information:<br> SWON Libraries Consortium<br> 10250 Alliance Dr.<br> Suite 225<br> Blue Ash, OH 45242</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><a href="callto:513.751.4422" target="_blank" data-mce-href="callto:513.751.4422"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: darkblue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: darkblue;">513.751.4422</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br> 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