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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700;">Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">March 21 - 22, 2024 in Madison, WI</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">$325 (with slide scale options)</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Register today:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://go.wisc.edu/c02752" id="OWAff715a8c-2965-bbac-909f-edb194f1d62b" class="OWAAutoLink FluidPluginCopy" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">go.wisc.edu/c02752</a></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Power Up brings together youth services librarians and staff from public libraries, schools, after-school programs, museums, and other
community partners. This year </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(14, 16, 26);">our opening keynote will be Past President of ALSC and REFORMA and award-winning author
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(14, 16, 26);">Lucia Gonzalez</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(14, 16, 26);">.
Closing out the conference will be </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(14, 16, 26);">Mimi Ito</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(14, 16, 26);">,
author of eight books, including <i>Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Youth Living and Learning with New Media</i>. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10% early-bird discount for registering at least two weeks early!</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(134, 17, 6);"><b>[NEW]</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b> <a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/open-educational-resources-101/" id="OWA7cdba9d1-0c89-473a-4ef2-57ec10bde7c2" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Open
Educational Resources 101</a></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Feb 12 – Mar 24 </span></p>
<div style="text-align: left; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Open Educational Resources (OER) are an ever-increasing area of practice for
librarians. The OER and broader Open Access movements are gaining momentum as a tool to save students money, provide greater access, and reflect diversity, equity, and inclusion. This course will provide an introduction to what OERs are, the Open Access Movement,
and allow students to gain skills in evaluating and searching for resources. </span></div>
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<p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/teens-in-the-library/" id="OWA921b210d-fed6-8d6d-24a2-3a03c1c9b417" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Teens
in the Library</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Feb 5 – Mar 17</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/programming-with-purpose/" id="OWA5e63e4b9-44e3-e65b-6fd6-c8baf1921486" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/programming-with-purpose/" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">Programing
with Purpose</a>, Feb 26 - Mar 24</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[NEW]
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/steam-for-youth-services/" id="OWA9bab620c-bec3-b110-29f1-0ead749e5d56" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">STEAM
for Youth Services</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Mar 4 – Mar 31</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/reference-desk-ready/" id="OWA77dd6dc8-8295-57f7-17b3-6bd03000ca77" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Reference
Desk Ready</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Mar 11 – May 5 </span></p>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/babies-in-the-library/" id="OWA96eaaaeb-1730-9d6c-e991-311192ae8c3a" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Babies
in the Library</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Mar 18 – Apr 28 </span></div>
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<p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/trauma-informed-care-an-introduction-for-libraries/" id="OWA70196550-0a18-e87d-ccef-bb186a08b6c9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Trauma-Informed
Care:</a><u><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/trauma-informed-care-an-introduction-for-libraries/" id="OWAa3cfb546-ae27-3f78-5433-1a249f797f4c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin: 0px;">An Introduction for Libraries</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Apr 8 – May 19 </span></p>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[NEW]
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/creating-a-welcoming-space-for-immigrant-and-refugee-families/" id="OWAb3287636-d0d0-69b7-274d-44e1cb65141b" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Creating
a Welcoming Space for</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/creating-a-welcoming-space-for-immigrant-and-refugee-families/" id="OWAa8e7e0ec-4454-0d09-c900-e0d5dc07f6d8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;"> </a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://ischool.wisc.edu/continuing-education/creating-a-welcoming-space-for-immigrant-and-refugee-families/" id="OWAd5862ec5-9dbb-ff14-18d4-8ab671b458c9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">Immigrant
and Refugee Families</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Apr 8 – May 5</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">See full course offerings:
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://go.wisc.edu/ischool-ce" id="OWAa2fda369-3b5b-9da7-30af-fbd08bffeab2" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">go.wisc.edu/ischool-ce</a></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Creating Your New Library: Library Space Planning 101</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Three-Part Webinar Series</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Register today:</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(152, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://go.wisc.edu/s3sg50" id="OWAf6b4d791-ec62-1ac9-9b69-5a0dade180a7" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">go.wisc.edu/s3sg50</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Are you looking to make a big or small change to your library’s space,
but don’t know where to start? Join John Thompson, consultant and author of “</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">WHAT THE
$@!! AM I GETTING MYSELF INTO? A Library Building and Space Planning Guidebook.’” In this
</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">three-part webinar series,</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> we
walk through the initial steps of assessing your current public library spaces, how to lay the foundation for a successful project, and resources and tools to aid you through your journey. Participants will leave feeling more confident and armed with resources
to help create a successful project. </span></p>
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March 5, 1-2 pm CST</span></p>
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