<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><p style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">The Ohio Library Council and the Reference & Information Services Division are sponsoring “<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">eGads! eGov! Helping Libraries Navigate Online Government Resources</strong>” on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT852_com_zimbra_date" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer;">Tuesday, October 7</span> from 10:00am-6:00pm.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">As more and more government services and programs move to online access, more patrons are turning to their libraries for help navigating this eGovernment environment. Workshop participants will learn about frontline, best practices for helping patrons with eGovernment websites along with legal issues to consider. Presenters from the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, Social Security Administration, and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will discuss government programs and services and the best practices for accessing these programs and services. A representative from the American Library Association will give an overview of the ALA eGov Toolkit. Participants should gain knowledge and practical solutions that will help them and their patrons navigate the eGov environment.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Participants will come away with great information to help their patrons in the ever-growing world of eGovernment resources.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: small;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT853_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer;" data-mce-style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://www.olc.org/ConventionAndExpoImmersion.php" target="_blank" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;" data-mce-href="http://www.olc.org/ConventionAndExpoImmersion.php" data-mce-style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;">Click here</a></span> </span>for more information and to sign up for this terrific immersion workshop!</span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666; line-height: 19.5px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-size: small;">Andrea Adkins, Coordinator, Reference and Information Services Division, Ohio Library Council</span></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span name="x"></span>Andrea B. Adkins, Information Services Manager<br>Washington County Public Library - Marietta<br>615 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH 45750<br>740-373-1057 x208<br>andrea.adkins@oplin.org<br><span name="x"></span><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>