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    RE: SoCal/SD Professional Development Day - Friday, ...

    By: Jamie Lin , 6 hours ago

    Just In: Naomi House, CEO of INALJ, will be speaking at this event for the student-focused session. She will be joined by Denisse Solis, a recent LIS graduate now working at the University of Denver.  ------------------------------ Jamie Lin - ...

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    SoCal/SD Professional Development Day - Friday, 11 ...

    By: Jonathan-Lucas Christensen , 8 days ago

    Registration is now open! Please join SLA's Southern California and San Diego Communities in an interactive day of professional development and online community. This event is free and open to SLA members, all LIS students, and Southern California ...

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    Western States Communities Open House 10/16

    By: Shelly Ray , 21 days ago

    Greeting, Southern California! Please join the SLA Western States Communities Open House on 10/16 at 4pm PDT. Join us for the Western States Communities Open House! Bring your own beverage and spend some time with SLA friends and ...

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    Virtual Social Hour - SoCal - Friday, 10/02 @ 6PM ...

    By: Jonathan-Lucas Christensen , 21 days ago

    Virtual Social Hour - Friday, October 2nd @6PM Let's get together to hang out and visit with friends and colleagues who have been missed due to social distancing! This event will be hosted via Zoom and is intended to be a simple social hour for friends ...

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    Would you rather? (Student-session survey)

    By: David Cappoli , 25 days ago

    Would you rather... attend a presentation on entering librarianship as a 2nd or 3rd career learn about resume writing and job searching chat with people working in a variety of areas within special librarianship On November 6, 2020, SLA San ...

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  • Please join us for In-Demand Skills for Information Professionals

    By: Marilee Tuite Marilee Tuite , 19 days ago
    SLA-MN presents a lunchtime opportunity to explore in-demand skills and how to develop them to increase your value in the workplace and job market. Join a discussion of information professionals who’ve pursued expertise in data librarianship, Microsoft Teams, and project management. Featured participants include Alicia Kubas (University of Minnesota), Karen Neinstadt (Minnesota Department of Transportation), Beth Northcutt (Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.), and Janis Shearer (University of Illinois).

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    By: Marilee Tuite Marilee Tuite , one month ago
    SLA-MN is seeking members to fill some open positions for 2021:

    Social Media Coordinator
    Do you regularly use Twitter? If so, please consider volunteering a little time to help promote SLA-MN activities! The estimated time commitment is 1 hour per month (some months quieter than others).
    Incentive: eligible for a one-time reimbursement of annual SLA membership fee

    One-Time Event Leaders
    Would you like to present about an initiative in your organization? Have you had great success with a new process or system? We would love to hear from you!
    Incentive: share your knowledge, practice presentation skills with a kind audience, add a presentation to your resume

    Please contact minnesota.sla@gmail.com with any questions.

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    November DEDU Webinar

    By: Lesley Farmer 11 days ago

    The next free webinar hosted by the SLA Education will occur at 1:30pm EST on Nov. 13: Visiting state parks virtually and incorporating them into curriculum Please register for DEDU Inside Byte's webinar at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1733173780110116367 ...

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    MD Tech Connect--October sessions now open for registration!

    By: Amy Trost 21 days ago

    From Laura Hicks & Stephanie Petrusco: October registration is open for MD Tech Connect 2020. This month's sessions focus on adapting library services in times of uncertainty and how libraries can reach their communities remotely. Technology-focused ...

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    LMD Sessions at the 2020 SLA Annual Conference

    By: Dan Bostrom 28 days ago

    LMD is proud to have a part in the 2020 SLA Annual Conference . Below is a list of LMD sessions scheduled for the upcoming virtual event. Both of these sessions are live. LMD will also have some standalone events coming in November and December. ...

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    Social Media Strategies and Online Engagements: An Interview with Author Paul Signorelli

    By: Dan Bostrom one month ago

    Social Media Strategies and Online Engagements: An Interview with Author Paul Signorelli By Raymond Pun Today, social media plays an important role in disseminating information and communicating with various stakeholders around the world at lightning ...

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    SLA New England Transcribe-a-thon with the Mount Auburn Cemetery

    By: Dana Eckstein Berkowitz one month ago

      Interested in transcribing 19th-century papers that tell the story of America's first rural cemetery and North America's first designed landscape that was open to the public?   Then, join your colleagues from SLA New England for a Transcribe-a-thon ...