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<a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/">http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The Call for Speakers for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2022 is now open!</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This free one-day online conference is aimed at librarians from small libraries; the smaller the better! We are looking
for speakers from small libraries or speakers who directly work with small libraries. Small libraries of all types – public, academic, school, museum, special, etc. – are encouraged to <a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/call-for-speakers/"><span style="color:#0066CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">submit
a proposal</span></a>. We’re looking for seven 50-minute presentations and four 10-minute “lightning round” presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/bigtalk/call-for-speakers/"><span style="color:#0066CC">Submit your proposal</span></a> by Friday,
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Big Talk From Small Libraries 2022 will be held on Friday, February 25, 2022 between 9:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (ET) via the GoToWebinar online meeting service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This free, online event is provided by the Nebraska Library Commission. Please visit the links provided here for more details or contact them directly with questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library Development Manager<br>
Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<br>
<a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Whites29@michigan.gov</span></a> 517-335-1507 |
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan</span></a>
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