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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rand, Green River staff won’t be trained at Green River, but I am very well prepared to talk or demonstrate. They’d need to talk to me, though.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We don’t have any staff attending.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<br>
Jennifer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu [mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Simmons, Rand<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 07, 2013 1:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Keepers of the Stories; LMDC<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Desperate Plea! IT Academy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A reminder that the media rollout for the IT Academy is Tuesday, November 12 at the Bellevue Public Library (10:00 a.m.) and Wednesday, November 13 at the Spokane Public Library (10:30 a.m.). You are welcome to attend these events.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please respond as soon as possible if you or your staff will attend. How many staff will attend and for which event?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also a few of your libraries will be ready to demonstrate the IT Academy e-learning to people or reporters in your community(ies). Please let me know if you will be ready by November 12.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are having difficulty implementing the IT Academy please send a message to
<a href="mailto:ita@list.statelib.wa.gov">ita@list.statelib.wa.gov</a>. If that doesn’t work, send it to
<a href="mailto:elizabeth.iaukea@sos.wa.gov">elizabeth.iaukea@sos.wa.gov</a>. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks to everyone who is working so hard to make this happen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rand<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rand Simmons, Ph.D., State Librarian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Library Division | Office of the Secretary of State</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(360) 570-5585 desk phone | (360) 790-1392 cell | (360) 586-7575 fax</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:rsimmons@secstate.wa.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">rand.simmons@sos.wa.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Washington State Library: Empowering 21st Century Washington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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