<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Michigan libraries! <br>See below for how to get free conference registration! <br>(Passing this on for the Association for Rural and Small Libraries).<br></div>Thanks,<br></div>Colleen<br><div><div><div><p style="outline:0px none;margin:20px 0px;color:rgb(87,87,87);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Does
your library go “beyond normal”? If so, the The Association for Rural
& Small Libraries (ARSL) is accepting proposals for break-out
session presentations for the 2016 Conference to be held in Fargo, North
Dakota on <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">October 27-29, 2016</span></span>.
The theme for ARSL 2016 is “North of Normal” and we’d like to hear
about creative ideas that take your library beyond normal. Proposals
for these 1-hour sessions can be submitted using our <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/WZ8bXNtVV6" target="_blank">online form</a>. The deadline to submit is <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">March 21, 2016</span></span>
in order for the Conference Programming Committee to review and make
selections. Those who submit a proposal will be notified whether or not
their proposal was accepted by <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">April 15, 2016</span></span>.</span></p><p style="outline:0px none;margin:20px 0px;color:rgb(87,87,87);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We
remind presenters that workshops must be geared toward the small and
rural library audience, and those that are practical, hands-on, and
how-to are preferred. This is not the proper venue for post-graduate
dissertations or marketing products. Additional instructions are
included on the form.</span></p><p style="outline:0px none;margin:20px 0px;color:rgb(87,87,87);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Workshop
presenters will receive ONE complimentary conference registration per
workshop title selected, i.e. a team of three presenters working on one
workshop will receive one complimentary registration.</b></span></p><p style="outline:0px none;margin:20px 0px;color:rgb(87,87,87);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We also suggest you watch our website <a href="http://www.arsl.info" target="_blank">www.arsl.info</a> or our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ARSLpage/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RuralLibAssoc" target="_blank">Twitter</a> streams for the latest conference news! The committee is looking forward to receiving your submissions.</span></p><p style="outline:0px none;margin:20px 0px;color:rgb(87,87,87);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Good Luck!</span></p><p style="outline:0px none;margin:20px 0px;color:rgb(87,87,87);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Becky Heil<br style="outline:0px none">Conference Programming Committee Chair</span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Colleen Leddy, Director<br>Stair District Library<br>228 W. Main St.<br>Morenci, MI 49256<br>517/458-6510<br><br><div>Monday & Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.</div><div>Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 1 to 5 p.m.</div><div>Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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