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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple postings…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Applications
for<a href="https://libraryleadershipohio.org/"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span><b><span style="color:#00617E;text-decoration:none">Library Leadership Ohio 2021</span></b></a> are now open! Library Leadership Ohio 2021 will be held live, online on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons over the span of three weeks. The event, supported
with federal LSTA funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will be facilitated by
<span style="color:#00617E"><a href="https://www.ohionet.org/"><span style="color:#00617E">OhioNET</span></a></span> and the State Library of Ohio, with guidance from the
<span style="color:#00617E"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/news/state-library-of-ohio-and-ohionet-collaborating-on-2021-library-leadership-ohio-institute/"><span style="color:#00617E">LLO 2021 advisory committee</span></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The dates for LLO 2021 are as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E">Week 1: July 13 and 15</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E">Week 2: July 20 and 22</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E">Week 3: July 29 *evening event with LLO alumni and committees </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E">Week 4: August 3 and 5</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Tuition for LLO 2021 is $200. Scholarships are available. See
<span style="color:#00617E"><a href="https://libraryleadershipohio.org/"><span style="color:#00617E">libraryleadershipohio.org</span></a></span> for more information, including the application requirements.
<b><span style="color:#00617E">Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on March 14</span>.
</b>Selected applicants will be notified by mid-May. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">LLO 2021 will feature guest speakers known nationally and statewide who will speak to important topics in librarianship and leadership. The program welcomes library
employees working in public, school, special, and academic libraries; all are eligible to apply. The selection committee is seeking individuals with a commitment to the profession, including the ability to foster diversity and inclusivity; the potential to
lead and innovate in their current position and beyond; and a passion for libraries and willingness to explore the impact
<i>they</i> can have in their communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#00617E">If you have any questions, please contact Evan T. Struble, Associate State Librarian for Library Development at the State Library of Ohio, at
<a href="mailto:estruble@library.ohio.gov"><span style="color:#00617E">estruble@library.ohio.gov</span></a> or 614-752-9178.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Public Information Officer<br>
Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:blue">library.ohio.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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