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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><b>Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age Conference ¡V Registration Now Open</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Registration is now open for the Re-think it: Libraries for New Age Conference which will take place from August 10-12, 2015. Due to space
constraints registration will be limited to 250 participants. If you are interested in attending, you are encouraged to register early.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Information about the conference and online registration is available at: </span><a href="https://members.mcls.org/w/gvsuconf/register.cfm"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">https://members.mcls.org/w/gvsuconf/register.cfm</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; "></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">The Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age Conference will provide an opportunity for academic and public librarians, administrators, technologists,
architects, designers, furniture manufacturers and educators from across the country to discuss, share, learn and collectively re-think the increasingly important role libraries play in the communities that they serve.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">The conference will explore the following areas:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">¡´<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Transforming
physical library spaces and places<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">¡´<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Innovative
services, programs, or technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">¡´<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Assessing
and evaluating spaces, services, technologies and programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">¡´<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Reflecting
community values and needs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">¡´<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">Developing
a forward-thinking organizational culture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">The conference will feature panel presentations, contributed paper presentations, tours, lightning rounds, interactive discussion sessions
and an opportunity to engage with leaders and experts in design and innovation in public and academic libraries. Detailed program information will be available on the conference website at </span><a href="http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/rethinkit/"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/rethinkit/</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; "> later
in May.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">The conference will be held at the new Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons (</span><a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/library/maryidemepew"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">www.gvsu.edu/library/maryidemepew</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">)
on the campus of Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. The conference is co-sponsored by GVSU and the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">For more information about the Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age Conference, contact Linda Anderson at anderlin@gvsu.edu or 616-331-2606</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="normal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 16px; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; ">We look forward to welcoming you to the Conference!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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