<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Announcing the formation of the OLA Staff Training Roundtable.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Are there ever enough training resources? We think not, so we are forming a new Roundtable with the goal of increasing library training resources for everyone.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Staff Training Round Table will be a resource for any library staff member who is involved with staff training at their library. Membership in this group will allow libraries across the state to discuss current training issues and best practices, share resources, and collaborate on building future training to meet the needs of an ever-evolving profession. </span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Starting in September OLA members will be able to join this new Roundtable. We are hoping for participation from a wide variety of libraries in the region for our inaugural year. Please consider joining us so we can hit the ground running.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Stay tuned for more concrete information when we become official in September.</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Thank you,</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Blake Kincaid & Laural Winter (co-chairs)</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We have an official mailing list, so you can send us a message:</p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:OLA_Staff_Training_RT@ola.memberclicks.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">OLA_Staff_Training_RT@ola.memberclicks.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span></p></div></div>