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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Please excuse multiple postings.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University invites you to a free webinar on International Children’s Literature and Librarianship, presented
by Marianne Martens, Ph.D., assistant professor, on Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m.<span style="color:#1F497D"> Eastern time.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In addition to discussing the importance of research and study in this area, Dr. Martens will talk about a new course she is leading
<i>in Denmark</i> in June 2014. The course involves an online component, as well as 12 days on site in Denmark, visiting key libraries, museums, and other historic and cultural sites that play an important role in modern constructions of childhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">What: Free Webinar on International Children’s Literature and Librarianship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Who: Students and professionals in any discipline who are interested in international children’s literature and librarianship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Where: Online!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">When: 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">To receive the link for this webinar, please register at:
<a href="http://bit.ly/Nov22MartensWebinarReg">http://bit.ly/Nov22MartensWebinarReg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The session will last approximately one hour, and viewers will have the opportunity to ask questions during the live presentation. The webinar will be recorded and
archived online for later viewing. Register at <a href="http://bit.ly/Nov22MartensWebinarReg">
http://bit.ly/Nov22MartensWebinarReg</a>; the link you receive will be the same for the live presentation and for the recording.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Note: If you are in the Kent, Ohio, area, you may attend the Nov. 22 presentation in person in the Reinberger Children’s Library Center on the 3<sup>rd</sup> floor
of the University Library. No advance registration is required.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dr. Martens came to Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science in August 2012 to teach and continue her research in the area of youth services.
Previously, she served as vice president at children’s publisher North-South Books, Inc. in New York.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In addition to her lifelong interest in promoting international children’s literature, Dr. Martens’ interdisciplinary research is grounded in LIS and Media Studies, and
focuses on how books paired with technology are changing the reading experience for young people. Please read more about her research and publications at
</span><a href="http://www.mariannemartens.org/">http://www.mariannemartens.org/</a><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The youth services librarianship specialization at Kent State University is ranked 10<sup>th</sup> in the nation by
<i>U.S. News and World Report</i>. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.kent.edu/slis">
www.kent.edu/slis</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Note: If you do not already have Silverlight on your computer, you may need to download it in order to view the presentation. It's free at
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx/">
http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx/</a>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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