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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse duplicate emails…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The State Library of Ohio and OhioNET are excited to announce the 3rd installment in the
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/critical-conversations/#SustainableThinking">
Critical Conversation Series</a>. <b>Sustainable Thinking: What the World Needs Now with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.
</b>The <a href="https://ohionet-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kxMFU9vfT9u_5qMkL79VYw">
online event</a> will be held <b>September 8 at 2 p.m</b>. and a recording will be shared with those who cannot attend live.
<b>The presentation is geared toward Ohio library staff of all levels and working at all library types.</b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The last 18 months have tested all of us—especially as libraries had to quickly pivot and find solutions to once-in-a-generation problems. As we continue to
navigate the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to give thoughtful consideration to how we build a new normal.
<a name="_Hlk79396583">Our future depends on all of us working together with empathy, respect, and understanding to adapt to the many challenges facing society.</a> Ms. Smith-Aldrich will explore the importance of infusing the new core value of sustainability
into everything we do, and demonstrate how libraries that lead into the future using 'sustainable thinking' fulfill our mission as libraries in new and innovative ways. 'Sustainable Thinking' is a concept that aligns the core values of libraries with the 'Triple
Bottom Line' definition of sustainability. This consists of practices that are <b>
environmentally sound, economically feasible, and socially equitable</b>. Libraries play an important and unique role in promoting community awareness about resilience, climate change, and a sustainable future.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">After her presentation, Ms. Smith Aldrich will be in conversation with</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://library.ohio.gov/news/erinkelseyjoinsstaff/">Erin
Kelsey</a>,</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Library Consultant at the State Library of Ohio, about sustainable thinking about
how it’s a great opportunity to start talking about and acting on these principles to better our libraries and communities.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><a href="https://ohionet-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kxMFU9vfT9u_5qMkL79VYw">Click here to register.</a> Registrants will be sent a Zoom link via email
in a few days prior to the event. A recording will be uploaded and available for viewing if you can't make the live event.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">In</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">partnership
with OhioNET,</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Critical Conversations is</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">supported
by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
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Director, Marketing & Communications<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;color:#002E62">State Library of Ohio<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;color:#002E62">Columbus, OH 43201<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;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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