<div dir="ltr">The Association of Rural and Small Libraries is looking for presenters...one week left to submit your proposal! See below:<br><br><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thanks,<br>Colleen</div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><span></span><br>Colleen Leddy, Director<br>Stair District Library<br>Morenci, MI 49256<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We want you! Do you have a great program or service at your library? Do you have a wonderful staffing model?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ask yourself, is it replicable? Would my ARSL friends benefit from hearing all about it?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Just one week left: Proposals are due by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">5pm</span></span>, CST, on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">January 24</span></span>. Submit here:
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/HWjNZxZfchvSAgYQ2" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/<wbr>HWjNZxZfchvSAgYQ2</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Now is your chance
to give back to our great association! Share your wisdom with the
collective at the ARSL Conference: Linking Libraries in the Land of
Lincoln in Springfield, IL, <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Sept 13-15, 2018</span></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Important items to note:</span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt">REMEMBER</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12pt">: Please thoroughly read the proposal submittal form.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">MAX TWO: We are accepting a maximum of TWO proposals per presenter, including individual and group presentations.
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">PRESENTER
DISCOUNTS: We will be supplementing registration for those selected to
present at conference at a $100 discount per session selected. If
presenters are selected to repeat a session, there
will be a $150 conference registration discount. For multiple
presenters, any conference discount will apply to the lead speaker only.
No additional funding will be available for this conference
(scholarships are a separate award).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">DEADLINE: Proposals are due by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">5pm CST, Wednesday, January 24, 2018</span></span>. Please be sure you keep a copy of your proposal!</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">SELECTION TIMELINE: We hope to have selected presented notified by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">March 11, 2018</span></span>. Please understand that session selection takes time and there is a team of volunteers working outside their day
jobs to make this happen but we ask for patience. If the date for presentation selection changes, we will announce that.
</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">CONTACT: When
you successfully submit a proposal, you should receive a confirmation
email with a summary of your submission. If you do not receive the
confirmation or if you have other questions,
please direct them to Jennie Garner, 2018 Program Chair, via email at <a href="mailto:jgarner@northlibertyiowa.org" target="_blank">
jgarner@northlibertyiowa.org</a> or phone at <a href="tel:(319)%20626-5778" value="+13196265778" target="_blank">(319) 626-5778</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Don’t wait, fill out the form today!</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Jennie Garner, Library Director</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">North Liberty Community Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">PO Box 320</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">North Liberty, IA 52317</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="tel:(319)%20626-5778" value="+13196265778" target="_blank">319-626-5778</a> (o)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="tel:(319)%20321-8056" value="+13193218056" target="_blank">319-321-8056</a> (c)
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.northlibertylibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">www.northlibertylibrary.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-GB">"</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);letter-spacing:-0.25pt">The
library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other
lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings
of ALL human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and
hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best
hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and
ignorance.”<b> ~
</b>Libba Bray</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(85,85,85);letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">♦</span><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Community Leadership Program alumnus</span><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Please note that</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)"> items sent and received on this account may become public record.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ARSL_MEMBERSHIP [mailto:<a href="mailto:arsl_membership-bounces@cvl-lists.org" target="_blank">arsl_membership-<wbr>bounces@cvl-lists.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennie Garner<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 13, 2017 11:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:arsl_membership@cvl-lists.org" target="_blank">arsl_membership@cvl-lists.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ARSL_MEMBERSHIP] LET'S DO THIS! Call for 2018 ARSL Conference Session Proposals #ARSL2018</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">All,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We are excited to release the call for session proposals for 2018 ARSL Conference in Springfield, IL, <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Sept 13-15, 2018</span></span>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">*****ATTENTION: Please thoroughly read the proposal submittal form.*****</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Important items to note:</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;background:yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Bring us your best!</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt">We will be accepting a maximum of TWO proposals
per presenter, including individual and group presentations. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">PRESENTER
DISCOUNTS: We will be supplementing registration for those selected to
present at conference at a $100 discount per session selected. If
presenters are selected to repeat a session, there
will be a $150 conference registration discount. For multiple
presenters, any conference discount will apply to the lead speaker only.
No additional funding will be available for this conference
(scholarships are a separate award).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">DEADLINE: Proposals are due by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">5pm CST, Wednesday, January 24, 2018</span></span>. Please be sure you keep a copy of your proposal!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">SELECTION TIMELINE: We hope to have selected presented notified by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">March 11, 2018</span></span>. Please understand that session selection takes time and there is a team of volunteers working outside their day
jobs to make this happen but we ask for patience. If the date for presentation selection changes, we will announce that.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_5455784664614630088MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:normal normal normal normal 7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">CONTACT: When
you successfully submit a proposal, you should receive a confirmation
email with a summary of your submission. If you do not receive the
confirmation or if you have other questions,
please direct them to Jennie Garner, 2018 Program Chair, via email at </span><a href="mailto:jgarner@northlibertyiowa.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">jgarner@northlibertyiowa.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"> or phone at <a href="tel:(319)%20626-5778" value="+13196265778" target="_blank">(319) 626-5778</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Submit proposals here: </span>
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/HWjNZxZfchvSAgYQ2" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://goo.gl/forms/<wbr>HWjNZxZfchvSAgYQ2</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We have such a wide
array of knowledge and expertise, we look forward to reading your
proposals! Thank you for giving your time and energy to our great
association.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"">Jennie Garner, Library Director</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">North Liberty Community Library</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">PO Box 320</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">North Liberty, IA 52317</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="tel:(319)%20626-5778" value="+13196265778" target="_blank">319-626-5778</a> (o)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="tel:(319)%20321-8056" value="+13193218056" target="_blank">319-321-8056</a> (c) </span></p>
<a href="http://www.northlibertylibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">www.northlibertylibrary.org</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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