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36th Annual Charleston Conference Nov. 3-5 | Call for Winning Ideas

Join the Fast Pitch Competition at the 2016 Charleston Conference "Pitch Your Winning Idea" The new Fast Pitch Competition at the 2016 Charleston Conference is inviting proposals that pitch a winning idea to improve service at an academic or research library. The proposal should describe a project...

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Film on Teen Depression and Suicide July 5

Please join us Tuesday evening, July 5,6:30 p.m., at the Moline Public Library for a screening and discussion of Mickle Communications’ film on teen suicide and depression, If You Only Knew .

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Building Online Community with LocalWiki

Libraries are working harder than ever to discover new and exciting ways to work with the community. Virtual community engagement is one of those ways. Librarians nationwide have begun participating in the LocalWiki project, a grassroots effort to collect, share and open the world's local knowledge...

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Save the Date for "Libraries as Publishers" IFLA Satellite Conference

Please save the date for “Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community,” an IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) satellite conference to be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, on August 10 - 12, 2016, prior to the IFLA World Library &...

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Registration Open for Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference

Registration is now open for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, August 9-11 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Join your digital collections colleagues in the Quad Cities for three days of networking, sharing of best practices, and hands-...

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ABOS OUTREACH 2016 CONFERENCE

Join us for the 2016 ABOS (Association of Bookmobiles & Outreach Services) Conference "Outreach Services—Building Community" on October 19-21 at the Marriott RiverCenter, 10 W. Rivercenter Blvd., Covington, KY. Combining the legacy of the Kentucky outreach librarians and the Ohio history of...

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Webinar on Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees

An announcement from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): We are pleased to share a link to an archive recording of our “Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees” webinar which took place on 31 March 2016. IFLA Continuing Professional Development and...

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College of DuPage Library & Information Technology program

Join the College of DuPage Library & Information Technology program which is available both completely online and on campus. Celebrate with us as we approach our 50th year in 2017. Summer 2016 classes are 8 weeks (all online): June 6 – July 31 http://cod.edu/programs/library_technology/pdf/...

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Serving the Literacy/ESL User October 5

LEARN (Libraries' English and Reading Network) will host a free ESL Workshop at Schaumburg Library, 130 S. Roselle Rd., on October 5, 2016, funded by a RAILS Networking CE grant. The workshop, called "Serving the Literacy/ESL User," will include four one-hour presentations, plus an overview of our...

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Apply for ARSL (Association Rural & Small Libraries Conference) Scholarships

Want to attend a national conference that caters specifically to small and rural libraries, but just can't afford to get to Fargo, ND out of this year's budget? Now is the time to apply for one of three ARSL (Association for Rural and Small Libraries) Conference Scholarships! Information regarding...

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