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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Washington State Library is hosting a webinar by one of their regional library systems about how to conduct a TEDx event at their library. The webinar on January 10 at noon will focus on how to do this in
a scalable way at any library. Details are below and the 60-minute presentation via webinar is free for attendees. You can find information about recorded archives on the library site as well.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sno-Isle Libraries conducted a major day-long TEDx event in November 2016 with upwards of 1,000 persons in attendance and thousands more watching live. The organization received a 2016 Top Innovator award from the Urban Libraries Council
in the category of <i>Positioning the Library </i>for its 2015 TEDxSnoIsleLibraries effort<i>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hear from library communications director and TEDxSnoIsleLibraries licensee, Ken Harvey, and join in on a conversation on the why, what, results, how, and the
<b>scalable o</b>pportunities which TEDx presents to public libraries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ken plans to emphasis the way this event can be staged by libraries with fewer staff and money resources than Sno-Isle libraries possess.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Designed as a continuing education opportunity for staff of libraries, the free First Tuesdays web presentations let attendees share their skills and successes and learn about new topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color:#111111">January 10, 2017, 12:00 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">For instructions on joining the free presentation, visit </span><a href="https://sos.wa.gov/q/FirstT"><b><span style="color:windowtext;background:white">sos.wa.gov/q/FirstT</span></b></a><span style="background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Whites29@michigan.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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