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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">The Washington State Library is offering a new training this spring with UX expert Aaron Schmidt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">User Experience Jumpstart <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">By designing your library with the user experience in mind, you have the potential to deepen the connection your library has with its community, and make your library a place that
people love to use. This hands-on workshop is a practical guide to assessing and improving all sorts of touchpoints in your library, and also covers foundational UX theory. You’ll get experience with important user research techniques, and analyzing the resulting
data. After this workshop you’ll have a keener critical eye, and a framework with which you can make your library the most important place in your community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Burlington Public Library - April 5,2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Lacey Timberland Library - April 6,2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Brooks Library Central Washington University – May 10, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Spokane Pub<span style="color:#1F497D">l</span>ic Library – South Hill Branch – May 11, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sos.wa.gov_library_libraries_training_trainingView.aspx-3Fevent-3D3530-26audience-3Dstate&d=DgMFAg&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=z0rr0SiNBDBzhvfhoVBX4sCPIQ7aHETqnhMvkmnO-3U&m=ImE87nl0JgyHXKyMtaoGX8D8SqoDrVtcwcmggw3qp_s&s=E4uuY4yHqBOuKQlWwnEF_bOaBuVjeqSW_fZXJSpg0SA&e=">Sign
up for the workshop in the training database</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Nono Burling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Online Resources Consultant, Library Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Washington State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Phone: 360 570-5576 fax: 360 570-7575<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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