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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span>I
would like to invite you to attend an upcoming public lecture series and bring
your patrons along. Shifting Landscapes is a six-part series beginning in
October and running through next April (skipping December). It will feature six
topics with three sessions for each. The topics are science, community,
economics, racism, truth in politics, and education. Experts and artists will
join us to explore the topics in more depth.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span>Since
covid hit us, we have all had to make major adjustments in our lives. Our world
changed. Then George Floyd was killed and millions across the country took to
the streets in protest. Then Trump lost the election and millions refused to
accept it. The world is changing around us and the pandemic seems to have
quickened the pace. Shifting Landscapes will help us explore some of the topics
that are in flux.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span>The
first session -- on October 4th at 7pm -- is with poet Margaret Hasse. She will
read from <i>Shelter</i>, a book of poems and watercolors created and published
while both she and visual artist Sharon DeMark were under quarantine. The book
of poems and artworks was created through Zoom exchanges. Hasse and DeMark
would volley poems and watercolors. Hasse might start with a poem and DeMark
would respond with an image. Edits and reworking would follow until both
artists were content.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hasse will explore with the audience how this
project both helped and fell short of her coming to grips with the isolation
and loneliness of covid.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span>You
may join us via zoom and your patrons may join us via zoom, but I want to
suggest a novel alternative: invite a live audience to attend the Zoom meeting
together. There's no doubt that we miss some connection when we meet virtually
but are alone in our own spaces. Being in the same room restores some of that
community connection. Most sessions will include a Q&A and anyone on Zoom
will be able to ask questions.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The presentations should
be stimulating enough to start conversations among the people that have
gathered together, and really this is one of the main goals of the series.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Let me know if you're
interested, I will send brochures through Rides to help you advertise to your
patrons.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This is great for
programming on a budget. Your cost is basically zero. More than that, I dream
that this could be a great way for programming in the future. If this
works the way I envision, it could pave the way for us smaller libraries to
collectively host bigger (more expensive) presenters.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-indent:0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The setup for hosting an
event like this can be very simple. I will be happy to help with any setup
questions.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span> </span></p><div>More info at: <a href="http://mcdl.pub/SL-info">mcdl.pub/SL-info</a><br>
</div><div>Register at: <a href="http://mcdl.pub/SL-register">mcdl.pub/SL-register</a></div><div>Joint at: <a href="http://mcdl.pub/SL-zoom">mcdl.pub/SL-zoom</a><br></div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left"><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thomas Trahey</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Mason County District Library</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Head of Circulation</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">231-843-8465</span></div></div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"></span></font><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>