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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Shout out to all youth services staff! We do still have room for you to join us at the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual MI KidLib Unconference!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">This professional development opportunity is for youth services staff (current, aspiring, retired etc.) and will be held at Kalamazoo Public Library's Central location
on Friday, May 11 (full schedule available<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wLY_a2jkeD_EAr-gUzzMj9KOuCv5o7zI-UoDvIIS7X4/edit?usp=sharing"> here</a>). This year, KPL's AntiRacism Transformation Team will kick off the day with a keynote session. The
rest of the day will include how-to demos, tours, and unconference style break-out sessions where the participants collaboratively drive the topics and the discussion. Past topics and notes are available
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mikidlib/notes">here</a> if you'd like to get an idea of what may be covered. This is a great opportunity for networking, idea gathering, and skill building, whether you serve babies, teens, or all of the above. It's completely
free to attend! You can bring a lunch or go out with new friends. Space is limited, so please register today! We can't wait to see you in Kalamazoo!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Founded by Lisa Mulvenna, Andrea Vernola, and Anne Clark in 2014, the MI KidLib Unconference is a rotating annual conference for youth services library staff. For
more information, please email <a href="mailto:mikidlib@gmail.com">mikidlib@gmail.com</a> or visit our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:andreav@kpl.gov">andreav@kpl.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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