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<div>FYI, the Institute of Museum and Library Services will be hosting a webinar series on immigration resources for public libraries. Please see more details below.<br>
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Karren Reish
<div>Library of Michigan</div>
<div>517-241-0021</div>
<div><a href="mailto:Reishk@michigan.gov">Reishk@michigan.gov</a> </div>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
<span class="date">November 20, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">IMLS Press Contact</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><br>
202-653-4799<br>
Giuliana Bullard, <a href="mailto:gbullard@imls.gov"><span style="color:#0D6573">gbullard@imls.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">New Federal Webinar Series Explores Immigration Resources for Public Librarians</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The first webinar is December 12, 2013</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Washington, DC</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced
the first in a series of four free webinars for public libraries about immigration and U.S. citizenship issues. The webinar series was developed as part of a broader effort through a federal
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=1&d=73&mid=334267&m=1803"><span style="color:#0D6573">partnership between IMLS and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)</span></a> to ensure that librarians have the necessary tools and knowledge
to refer their patrons to accurate and reliable sources of information on immigration-related topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The first webinar, entitled
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Immigration and Naturalization 101</span></em>, will take place December 12 from 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EST.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The webinar will include a question-and-answer session and will cover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">basic immigration procedures and benefits,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">the role librarians can serve, and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">new online resources for librarians on the USCIS website.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">Presenters include<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Susan Hildreth, IMLS Director;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rachel Ellis, Branch Chief of Customer Access Branch in the Public Engagement Division, USCIS; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#5D4C47;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Haleh Holly Taghavi, Management and Program Analyst in the Public Engagement Division, USCIS.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">To participate, go to this <a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=2&d=73&mid=334267&m=1803" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0D6573">Blackboard Collaborative Meeting Room</span></a> at
the time of the webinar. You may listen using your computer’s speakers, or dial 1-866-299-7945 and when prompted, enter the passcode 7434925#.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">To sign up for updates about upcoming webinars and additional immigration and citizenship resources, register your email address at the USCIS website
<a href="http://www.idevmail.net/link.aspx?l=3&d=73&mid=334267&m=1803"><span style="color:#0D6573">here</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">The series will comprise four quarterly webinars in all, covering such immigration topics as the naturalization process and test, the unauthorized practice of immigration law,
and USCIS systems such as E-Verify and the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5D4C47">About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
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