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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Forwarded on Behalf of:</b> LYNETTE SCHURDEVIN <LSCHURDEVIN@RRNM.GOV>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 13, 2021 11:02 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Fw: Free public librarian training for STEAM programs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">FREE</span> 4-week STEAM course that is IMLS funded (and Knight Foundation) and offered by the Ohio Library association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">Lynette Schurdevin </span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">O:</span></strong> 505.896.8817 <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">C:</span></strong> 505.328.7074
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela <<a href="mailto:pstevenson@akronlibrary.org">pstevenson@akronlibrary.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LYNETTE SCHURDEVIN <<a href="mailto:LSCHURDEVIN@RRNM.GOV">LSCHURDEVIN@RRNM.GOV</a>><br>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Hello Lynette,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">I’m a past president of the Ohio Library Council and the former Chapter Councilor to ALA from Ohio, so I know how helpful state association leaders can be in disseminating
information to librarians in their state. I’m contacting you because there is a great opportunity for public librarians to receive free training on leading STEAM programs in their libraries. (I found your contact information on the NMLA website.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">The program is being offered by the Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX), which is a
<span style="color:#201F20;background:white">is a </span><a href="https://knightfoundation.org/"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Knight Foundation</span></a><span style="color:#201F20;background:white">-funded
grant project to build collaborations between the Media Lab researchers at MIT and public libraries across the US. The project has three components, one of which is to offer online events. You can read more about PLIX at
<a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/introducing-the-public-library-innovation-exchange/">
https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/introducing-the-public-library-innovation-exchange/</a></span><span style="color:black;background:white">.</span><span style="color:#201F20;background:white">
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">My library has collaborated with PLIX and the Media Lab in the past, and the experiences have been great! I’m now an advisor to the program. I’m hoping you can share the following
invitation with public library staff in New Mexico. Currently, there are no registrants from New Mexico; PLIX staff would love to have at least one person from each state. Current registration stands at 330. PLIX staff are very interested in having as full
a representation of <span style="color:#222222;background:white">the range and depth of the public library field as possible, with as much diversity as possible.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Join MIT’s Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX) this spring for their all-new Facilitating Creative Learning online, mostly asynchronous course! Explore creative learning
and gain practical skills to lead STEAM programs in your library via a 4-week online course.<strong><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> Starts the week of April 26th. Learn more and s</span></strong>ign up at:
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fPLIX-FCL-course&c=E,1,iZA9iOMds2n6qbp9kHAOqN5yahzgywCmuxDmP-Ga_VoBPIuazsmDt2-ZZyEc5jOzvMwcXhNgBzHlq2orPrtDrAAsi-2dvMQbLp_k1wROY84WOWmNBu9lbQfVkw,,&typo=1">
bit.ly/PLIX-FCL-course</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara",sans-serif">Thanks for your consideration. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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