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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=194083829&mm=72965564689"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="560" height="124" style="width:5.8333in;height:1.2916in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:bi1"></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
I cannot believe <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=194083829&mm=72965564689">Dynamic Dialogue: Push Back Against Book Challenges
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The 2023 Dynamic Dialogue conference will focus on methods for counteracting the effort to ban books in libraries. <br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Keynote: Understanding the fight against book bans-
</span></i></strong>Patrick Sweeny, EveryLibrary<br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Breakout Session 1:</span></i></strong>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">What’s the Bottom Line? </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">-Christina Dorr, Award-winning librarian, faculty member, author, presenter, and consultant</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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</span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Bryonna Barton</span></em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> , Director, Eaton Rapids Area District Library and <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Heather
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">When Disaster Strikes: How to Handle Staff, Stakeholders, Patrons, the Media, and Yourself in a Crisis-</span></i></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Angela
Hursh, Senior Engagement Consultant, NoveList</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">What’s the Bottom Line?: When It Gets to Be a Stickier Situation with Children’s and Teen’s Materials and Services</span></i></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">-Christina
Dorr</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">From Banned Books Week to a Book Sanctuary-</span></b></em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Steve Moser,Teen Services Librarian,Trotwood Branch, Dayton Metro Library</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Closing:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Handling
Complaints or Protests About Content Safely-</span></strong>Dr. Steve Albrecht, Author and Consultant, and Barry Trott,Adult Services Consultant at the Library of Virginia<br>
Click this <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://mms.neo-rls.org/ct.php?lid=194083829&mm=72965564689">event link</a></span></strong> for more information and to register.<br>
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Hope to see you there,<br>
Melissa </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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