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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">Dear Librarian: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">The team at STAR Net is investigating how the concept of Quality of Life presents itself at public libraries, both in interactions
with patrons, and in the everyday work of library staff. Please consider completing this short survey, which will be used to identify training resources for public library staff, as well as next steps for a research agenda. This survey is part of a larger
research project surrounding how libraries can impact Quality of Life in their communities, and how libraries can be supported in this work. Please answer the consent question [within the survey link below] to continue. Thank you for taking the time to complete
this survey. This survey will be utilized by the </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.starnetlibraries.org/">STAR Library Education Network</a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">
(STAR Net) project team along with other qualitative data to create and suggest future training and personal development opportunities for public libraries. The results of this survey may also be included in publications that will be accessible on the STAR
Net website. All responses are voluntary and anonymous. Please answer the consent question [first question within this Survey Monkey link] to begin the survey - <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V9RKD5Z">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V9RKD5Z</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">The STAR Library Network (STAR Net) is a hands-on learning network for libraries and their communities across the country. STAR Net focuses
on helping library professionals build their STEM skills by providing “science-technology activities and resources” (STAR) and training to use those resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">STAR Net is built upon a strong network of collaborators and partners, led by the
<a href="https://www.spacescience.org/index.php">Space Science Institute</a>’s (SSI)
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.spacescience.org/education.php">National Center for Interactive Learning</a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">
(NCIL). Over the past decade, it has been a leader in supporting libraries in developing effective STEAM programs, through both NSF and NASA-funded projects such as
<a href="https://www.starnetlibraries.org/about/our-projects/nasa-at-my-library/">
NASA@ My Library</a> and <a href="https://www.starnetlibraries.org/about/our-projects/steam-equity/">
STEAM Equity</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">Zachary Stier, Ed.D., MSLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#242424">Project Consultant, STAR Net <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0E3F75">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Director, Marketing & Communications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">State Library of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A5A5A">Tel: 614.644.6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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