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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Dear Fellow Library Staff,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">The Library Program Helper website is ofeWere you ever thrown into the deep end when it came to designing or enacting library programming or classes?
Are you a library associate who is expected to create programs, but you’ve never received formal training?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Our <a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/training-and-professional-development/ilead-usa-ohio/" target="_blank">Ohio ILEAD</a> <span style="background:white">group
is creating a website where everyone can go to download free forms and guides, provided by libraries such as yours, on how to create and run library programs and classes. </span>Would you be willing to share your library’s (or your personal) worksheet, checklist,
form, or tool that you use to guide employees through the process of creating and producing a library program? <span style="background:white"> </span>The materials will be credited to your library (or if you want, you personally) and made available for free
download on the site. These materials would be organized into type and made available on <a href="http://www.libraryprogramhelper.org/" target="_blank">www.libraryprogramhelper.org</a>. It will go live in a few weeks as we gather content. Another email will
go out when the site goes live.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Many of us know that feeling of not knowing where to start with programs or what all is required to make it a success. Please lend your support and help
out library staff that are new to program creation by sharing your materials and tools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">If you are interested, please send PDFs or Docs to <a href="mailto:libraryprogramhelper@gmail.com" target="_blank">libraryprogramhelper@gmail.com</a>.
Thank you for your time and attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Jessica Curtis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Adult Reference Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#201F1E">Ohio ILEAD Participant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:contact@libraryprogramhelper.org">mailto:contact@libraryprogramhelper.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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