<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Social Media Outreach: Reels, TikToks, and
More</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">January 16-17,
2024</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Moderated by Tristan Draper and Margaret
Dawson</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please join
us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Registration
information is at the end of the message.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Each day,
discussion begins and ends at:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pacific: 7
a.m. – 3 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mountain: 8
a.m. – 4 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Central: 9
a.m. – 5 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Eastern: 10
a.m. – 6 p.m.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Description</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Many
libraries already use social media to communicate with their patrons. Social
media can shape how communities view libraries and interact with them. In this
e-forum we will explore social media platforms and tools that can help
libraries connect to and improve outreach to their communities, and share tips
for creating reels, TikToks, and more.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hosts</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tristan
Draper, MLIS, is the Student Success & Engagement Librarian at Beloit
College. She manages the integrated Library and IT social media accounts at
Beloit College.<br>
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Margaret Dawson, MLS, MA, has spent 22 years working in academic and joint-use
libraries. From 2014 to 2021, she worked at Texas A&M University-Central
Texas in Killeen, Texas as an Outreach and Instruction Librarian, and has
developed programs for university students, their children, and the general
public. She is currently the Co-Head of Public Services and Outreach. She has
presented and published on the topics of instruction and outreach.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What Is an e-Forum?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A Core
e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest,
led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion
list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list,
and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants
through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration
is necessary to participate, but it's free.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For
information about upcoming e-forums, please visit </span><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/e-forums"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">http://www.ala.org/core/e-forums</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">How to Register</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You must
register your email address to subscribe to or access an electronic discussion
list on ALA's Mailing List Service. Once you have registered for one e-forum,
you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the list. Find
instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing online. (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/continuing-education/e-forum-instructions"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">http://www.ala.org/core/continuing-education/e-forum-instructions</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:137%;border:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you have
any problems, please contact </span><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:core-eforum+help@groups.io"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">core-eforum+help@groups.io</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:137%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.</span></p>
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on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*</span></i></p>
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for your place in ALA? If your role is in buildings, collections, management,
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may be the perfect fit for you! </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fcore%2Fmember-center%2Fsections%2F&data=04%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7C025d89997b444eced60008da132395e0%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637843340956415795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=kliJKX%2BVgV2JCxmjZh9w0NJGGcjFAfm%2Fjw%2Bw6u%2BgASE%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue">Six sections</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> let you tailor your
membership to the areas that match your interests and career aspirations. Our
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