<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Remember to register for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Academic Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The conference will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, OH, with a preconference workshop and training on Thursday, October 17th.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thursday events include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39091;margin-left:47pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">·  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An afternoon workshop on intergroup dialogue in academic libraries with facilitators Ione Damasco, Mérida Allen, and Chanel P. Wright from the University of Dayton.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39091;margin-left:47pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">·  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A FREE evening active allyship training with facilitators Petey Peterson and Dr. Nicole Carter from Wright State University.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday events include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39091;margin-left:47pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">·  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A keynote address by Char Booth with a theme of justice-based advocacy in leadership.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39091;margin-left:47pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">·  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">28 breakout sessions from your colleagues in Ohio and surrounding states (program available soon).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.39091;margin-left:47pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">·  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nearly 40 posters and roundtable discussions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration is required for all events.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rates:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3DVPv6BFMntswZq9S2D734weOi78GSK3bK1Kv464FkArttQKSkxMZ1A81NF%252fqVaqtysW0D6T6bTw1NKoQPUCLxcUsT8OnM5x2CEwmsWr24boU%253d&data=02%7C01%7Cmathuews%40ohio.edu%7C79df1e9132324a776b8708d732038c9d%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637032863148545544&sdata=wHZjY5931yrR4RpQT1PkiC36izDYox5dFC0hoCUDQ2c%3D&reserved=0" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pre-conference</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$85 ALAO/MiALA Members    </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$115 Non ALAO Members</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2Fconferences%2F2019%2Fally&data=02%7C01%7Cmathuews%40ohio.edu%7C79df1e9132324a776b8708d732038c9d%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637032863148555539&sdata=m%2BTXpDil76HQDkM1LJDYRGEubEuIzNr3bgxB0gpvos0%3D&reserved=0" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ally Training</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FREE (Registration required)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3Dn8CSPqyUNlY3NVKBO0CELnY3ykrNwgcblLEbupbr3ALNxeqglbyUAAevASeKRv2055wOK7HQ7HlDSyctKwGX74C%252fsmnY0jEz18j4yEMJAVc%253d&data=02%7C01%7Cmathuews%40ohio.edu%7C79df1e9132324a776b8708d732038c9d%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637032863148555539&sdata=gYkT8RnM3fvR8M8dQzZC%2B3vdmRl9MGxHCsyFUWnzFNE%3D&reserved=0" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conference </span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$165 ALAO/MiALA Members</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$195 Non ALAO Members</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$100 ALAO Student Members/Retirees</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For registration and more information, please visit:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3DHkWfT7gBv3prNL8ugj9%252fUwq4okqIFVqcY2CK81tycx3Tkn3x4hize%252btjxES5QKS1inxU3mV0nfc9%252b7tKr2EBmNT9EnanHk1g3tY68RYnLkI%253d&data=02%7C01%7Cmathuews%40ohio.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