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<p class="MsoNormal">WebJunction is available to Michigan libraries courtesy of the Library of Michigan. Check out how your library can use WebJunction to it’s greatest potential and what webinars are coming up!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">WebJunction’s free, online course catalog has 43 self-paced, online courses on library topics, as well as over 200 curated webinar recordings ready and available when you are. Check out the courses on Alternative
Basic Library Education (ABLE) from the Idaho Commission for Libraries, which cover collection development, technical services and public services.
<a href="http://learn.webjunction.org/"><span style="color:blue">Explore these courses and more in the catalog today</span></a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Highlighted content from WebJunction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<a href="http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/whats-your-story.html"><span style="color:blue">What’s Your Story?</span></a> You need to tell your story. Whether you call it story-telling, marketing, advocacy, promotion or community outreach, you need
to make your library's story heard in your community. To tell your story effectively, you must
<i>understand</i> your own story—what you're about, how you're central, what you offer and what you should offer. What's your story?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<a href="http://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/sno-isle-issues-that-matter.html"><span style="color:blue">Forums Facilitate Important Community Conversations</span></a>: Learn how the Sno-Isle Libraries (WA) planned and hosted a series of community forums
on the topic of teen suicide as part of their “Issues That Matter” programming series. The series has been a regular part of the programming in the library district since 2010, and its purpose is to facilitate important community conversations on high-profile,
current event topics.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Free WebJunction webinars for you!</span></b><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">There are three webinars on the horizon and we look forward to having you join us! If you can’t attend a live session, all WebJunction webinars are recorded and available for free in the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://learn.webjunction.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Course
Catalog</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Toward Tech Savvy Trustees<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Thursday, January 26, 2017<b> </b></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">♦</span><span style="color:black"> 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">♦</span><span style="color:black"> 1
hour<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Registration:</span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/toward-tech-savvy-trustees.html"><span style="color:blue">http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/toward-tech-savvy-trustees.html</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Library staff are expected to embrace technology advancements and keep their skills sharp and their libraries relevant. But what about library boards—how tech savvy are your trustees? The more that trustees are
dialed into a personal use of technology, the better advocates they will be for the library’s technology needs. Learn some fun and practical ways to inspire greater tech savviness in your trustees. You don’t need a board of IT specialists, just a board that
has a sharper set of digital tools.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">This webinar, hosted by WebJunction in collaboration with the <a href="http://arsl.info/"><span style="color:blue">Association for Rural and Small Libraries</span></a>, is an encore presentation of a session presented
at the 2016 ARSL conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Presented by:<b> </b>Bonnie McKewon,<b>
</b>Consultant, State Library of Iowa, Northwest District<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Visualizing (and Finding!) Funding for Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Tuesday, February 28, 2017<b> </b></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">♦</span><span style="color:black"> 3:00 pm Eastern / 12:00 pm Pacific </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">♦</span><span style="color:black"> 1
hour<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Registration:</span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/visualizing-and-finding-funding-for-libraries.html"><span style="color:blue">http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/visualizing-and-finding-funding-for-libraries.html</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">This webinar will introduce participants to a dynamic and freely available data-visualization tool, Visualizing Funding for Libraries that enables library professionals and supporters to search for institutional
funding for libraries at national, state, and local levels. Participants will learn pro tips on navigating the tool and as well as next steps on how to pursue new funding opportunities. Data visualizations such as maps, network constellations, and partnership
pathways showcase key networks of funders and recipients, as well as individual grants that highlight the library services and programs that are winning grants.
<a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/grants/7715"><span style="color:blue">Visualizing Funding for Libraries</span></a> is a Knight Foundation News Challenge winning project.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Presented by<b>: </b>Kate Tkacik,<b>
</b>Manager of the Funding Information Network, and Amanda Dillon, Manager of Knowledge Services, both from the
<a href="http://foundationcenter.org/"><span style="color:blue">Foundation Center</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evette M. Atkin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Continuing Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:atkine@michigan.gov">atkine@michigan.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517.373.3746<o:p></o:p></p>
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