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<p class="MsoNormal">The proposal form for NMLA 2024 in Carlsbad, October 23-25, <a href="https://forms.gle/KPd4MbP8L3N7m4Xi7">
is now open</a>!! <b>Please pass along to your staff.</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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From: <b>Erin Wahl</b> <<a href="mailto:ewahl@nmsu.edu" target="_blank">ewahl@nmsu.edu</a>><br>
Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 11:04 AM<br>
Subject: [NMLA] THE TIME IS NOW! NMLA Annual Conference Fall 2024<br>
To: nmlamembership <<a href="mailto:nmlamembership@mailman.nmsu.edu" target="_blank">nmlamembership@mailman.nmsu.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">It is time to get those proposals written and submitted for the 2024 NMLA Annual Conference this October 23-25 in beautiful, mysterious Carlsbad New Mexico. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NMLA 2024</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">October 23-25</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Carlsbad, New Mexico</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dragons in the Dark: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Demystifying Librarianship in the Age of AI and Censorship</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><img border="0" width="305" height="305" style="width:3.175in;height:3.175in" id="m_-6623287840234340740m_-6114002037125065905image_0" src="cid:ii_18e57bd8b516e18b9941"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The New Mexico Library Association is calling for proposals for our theme for the annual conference in Carlsbad this October.
<i>Dragons in the Dark</i> asks New Mexican librarians to come together and talk about tough situations and “impossible” problems. What dragons has your library been dealing with? How did you slay them? Or what are you doing to confront them?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Possible topics may include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Book Banning/ Censorship<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Intellectual Freedom<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conflicts with Library Stakeholders <o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Digital Equity<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Social Media and Youth<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Burnout<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Board Dynamics<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emotional Wellbeing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Political Climate<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Financial Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;white-space:pre-wrap">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Other Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B">Erin R. Wahl, MA</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B">²</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B">New Mexico State University Library<br>
MSC 3475</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B">Las Cruces, NM 88003</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B">phone: (575) 646-5028</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B"><a href="mailto:ewahl@nmsu.edu" target="_blank">ewahl@nmsu.edu</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B"><a href="http://library.nmsu.edu/" target="_blank">http://library.nmsu.edu/</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B"><a href="https://pronouns.org/" target="_blank" title="https://pronouns.org/">Pronouns</a>: she, her, hers</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:#833C0B">PhD candidate, ABD, in Educational Leadership & Administration</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;color:blue"><a href="https://nmsu.libcal.com/appointments/erinwahl" target="_blank">Schedule an appointment with me!</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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