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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i>**Please forgive cross posting**<br>
</i><span style="color:red">Direct <b><i>ALL</i></b> questions to Jennifer Cross, ASCLA’s Web Services Manager at
</span><a href="mailto:jcross@ala.org">jcross@ala.org</a>.<span style="color:red">
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<b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2/7 [Webinar] -
</span></u></b><span class="Heading2Char"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/online-learning/circulating-unusual-items">Circulating Unusual Items<span style="font-weight:normal"><br>
</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#303030">There is a growing trend of adding “unusual items” to libraries’ circulating collections. Circulating cake pans, post- hole diggers, ukuleles, soil testers,
bread machines and more is exciting and impactful, but challenging. This talk introduces and contextualizes the trend, discusses best practices, addresses common questions, and suggests a plan for adding unusual items to your own library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">One thing that makes unusual items so appealing is that they are chosen by specific libraries based on the needs and interests of that specific library's specific community. In the presenter's library, ukuleles and soil testers do
very well, but cake pans do poorly. In city libraries, kitchen equipment does better than at the presenter's suburban library because his patrons live in houses with more storage space than city patrons with smaller apartments. In a library with a large immigrant
population, electronic translators might be successful. In a library with a low income population, WiFi hotspots might be successful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#303030">This webinar is relevant to the membership of ASCLA because they work with specific populations with specific needs. By experiencing this webinar, they will be able to take what they learn and apply it to their populations, allowing
them to serve their populations more fully and in new ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="color:#303030">TAKEAWAYS</span></u><b><span style="color:#303030"><br>
</span></b><span style="color:#303030">After participation in this webinar, you will be able to know the history of unusual items in libraries (libraries have circulated unusual items for over 100 years); Understand the acquisition cycle for unusual items (selection,
purchase, packaging, circulation); Strategically choose items that will have a low cost and high impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="background:white"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#303030;font-weight:normal">REGISTRATION</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#303030"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#303030;font-weight:normal">Individual registration rates are as follows:<br>
ASCLA members: $40<br>
ALA members: $50<br>
ALA student & retired members: $25<br>
Non-members: $65<br>
Group rate: $99 single login, $38/person multiple logins. (min. 2 people)<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#303030"><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X"><span style="color:#265C78">Register online</span></a>
OR <a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/sites/ala.org.ascla/files/content/asclawebinarregmailfax.pdf">
<span style="color:#265C78">Download the webinar registration form</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="color:#333333">About ASCLA</span></u><span style="color:#303030"><br>
</span><span style="color:#333333;background:white">The </span><span style="background:white"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ascla/">Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)</a><span style="color:#333333">, a division of the
</span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/"><span style="background:white">American Library Association</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background:white">, enhances the effectiveness of library service by advocating for and providing high quality networking,
enrichment and educational opportunities for its diverse members, who represent state library agencies, libraries serving special populations, library cooperatives and library consultants.
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