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Webinar July 13: Reintroducing Libraries to Your Community</title>
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<font face="Arial" size="3" color="#339999"><p>Libraries
have transformed into dynamic centers for engagement, and it’s time to reintroduce
them to our local communities. ALA, Stacie Ledden, Director of Innovations and
Brand Strategy, Anythink Libraries, Colo. and the minds behind Outside the Lines:
Libraries Reintroduced will host a free webinar from 1-2 p.m. CDT, Monday, July
13. Register for the webinar <a class="register for outside the lines webinar" href="http://iz4.me/kOpc2zTMG1V1" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>
<p>Now in its second year, Outside the Lines (Sept. 13-19, 2015) is a global initiative
demonstrating the creativity and innovation happening in libraries. Organizations
around the world will participate in this weeklong celebration by engaging with
their communities in new and exciting ways.</p>
<p>The webinar will allow librarians,
library support staff and library supporters to connect, ask questions and learn
best practices from last year’s participants. This interactive session will
cover a variety of topics from how to identify relevant engagement for your community to rally your staff.</p>
<p>Speakers include: Stacie Ledden; Abby Carpenter, Adult Services Manager, Florence-Lauderdale
Public Library, Ala.; Amber DeBerry, Director of Community Relations, Douglas
County Libraries, Colo.; Kelli Johnson, Public Information Manager, High Plains
Library District, Colo.; and Jacqueline Murphy, Senior Consultant for Public Libraries
and Community Relations, Colorado State Library, Library Development.</p>
<p>Registration
is mandatory, and limited to the first 100 participants who arrive in the virtual
room. These webinars will be archived and accessible to ALA members.</p>
<p>To
learn more about Outside the Lines, visit <a class="get outside the lines website" href="http://iz4.me/lOpc2zTMG1V1" target="_blank">getoutsidethelines.org</a>, and follow #getOTL.</p>
<p>This webinar is sponsored by ALA’s Public Awareness Committee, the Committee
on Library Advocacy, the Office for Library Advocacy and the Public Awareness
Office. To learn more about ALA’s advocacy and public awareness efforts, visit:
<a class="i love libraries website" href="http://iz4.me/mOpc2zTMG1V1" target="_blank">ilovelibraries.org</a>. </p></font>
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