<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">Outcomes, Impact, Stakeholders & You! </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">February 13-14,
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 Suanne Wymer</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">Planning and
measuring for outcomes to learn the impact of library programs and services
isn’t new to the profession but it has quickly become an important endeavor to
help create stronger libraries that connect people to information and ideas,
support staffing models and staff training needs, and demonstrate good
stewardship of library resources to internal and external stakeholders. </span></p>

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<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">Over the
course of two days, participants will use this e-mail-based forum to discuss
some of the ways they and/or their library are planning for gathering
outcome-based qualitative and quantitative data, how they are executing their
plans, how the data is analyzed, and how their findings are communicated with
internal and external stakeholders.</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">Suanne Wymer
currently manages the Youth Services Dept. for Tulsa City-County Library
[Oklahoma]. Her interest in outcomes-based planning and evaluation took hold as
a research librarian and while working in TCCL’s IT Dept., and today is a focus
for TCCL’s systemwide youth programming. It was a natural progression to merge
that interest with her research as PhD candidate at the University of
Oklahoma’s School of Library & Information Studies and direct the emphasis
of her dissertation research.</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">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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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>

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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">How to Register</span></b></p>

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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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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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your home, find your Core! </span></p>

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for your place in ALA? If your role is in buildings, collections, management,
or technology, then </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fcore%2Fhome&data=04%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7C025d89997b444eced60008da132395e0%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637843340956415795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=0bJ1tVuCdPy32gbhqBFGef5lGm0fDEfKrvS49luVB0o%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue">Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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
interest groups offer networking and problem-solving, while our volunteer
opportunities give you practical experience for your résumé. Our members are
critical to implementing and maintaining core library services; they come from
every level of responsibility and help shape the future of the profession. We
hope you’ll consider </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fcore%2Fbenefits-membership&data=04%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7C025d89997b444eced60008da132395e0%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637843340956415795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=opqeizJEPM6u4KzmklJWBpZ03wRAPN27ctYDrRYZ%2Bb8%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue">joining</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> and </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fcore%2Fmember-center%2Ffind-your-core&data=04%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7C025d89997b444eced60008da132395e0%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637843340956415795%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=OEeFZZwjEJgpYf4pVJbGUrIhTjFVVUGR3IKFslKNM94%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:blue">finding your home in Core</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">! </span></p>

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