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<p style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline">Libraries serve their communities above all else, and it’s crucial that librarians work not only with people in the community but also with institutions and businesses. Building positive and productive relationships
with these organizations can be a challenge, but they can be tremendously beneficial to the library. They can lead to everything from content to marketing to funding as they further cement the library’s status as an indispensable member of the community.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Join ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions for a panel discussion on Friday, Jan. 12 at 1:00 pm EST. We’ll bring in a variety of perspectives from communities of different types and different sizes and answer your questions about how you can form partnerships
that help you achieve your goals.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Our panel includes:<br>
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Paul Signorelli</span> is an independent writer-trainer-instructional designer-presenter-consultant. He previously served as director of staff training for the San Francisco Public Library system.<br>
<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Andrew Sanderbeck</span> is an expert presenter, coach, and consultant for libraries and library organizations. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Find out more about the free webinar here: <a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/community-engagement-and-fundraising-american-libraries-live-webcast"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/01/community-engagement-and-fundraising-american-libraries-live-webcast</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Whites29@michigan.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
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