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<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">Library 2.018: Design Thinking - How Librarians Are Incorporating It Into Their Practice<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thursday, March 8th, 2018, from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM US Eastern<br>
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which will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 8<sup>th</sup>. This is a free event, being held online. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://library20.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bf8826a75ddf212559c711f65&id=49f3a2d30a&e=98c3c6561d" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">REGISTER
HERE</span></a> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">or visit:</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2018-design-thinking-how-librarians-are-incorporating-it-into-their-practice-registration-41114249828?mc_cid=0d420f8c20&mc_eid=98c3c6561d">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2018-design-thinking-how-librarians-are-incorporating-it-into-their-practice-registration-41114249828?mc_cid=0d420f8c20&mc_eid=98c3c6561d</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This mini-conference is being organized in partnership with Steven J. Bell, who will serve as moderator for the opening panel and as the closing keynote speaker. He is an Associate
University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University and co-author of the book
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Academic Librarianship by Design</span></em>. Joining him on the keynote panel will be Sidsel Bech-Pertersen, Head of projects and co-creation, Aarhus Public Libraries, Dokk1, and Rachel Ivy Clarke, Assistant
Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University. We will have 15 additional session offerings between the opening and closing keynotes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.4pt;background:white">We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to provide input and participate this event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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