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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">We want fabulous YOU to be the first to know that the Elevate Illinois Library Leadership program was just approved for PDHs today. With that being said, the deadline has also been extended to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">We want YOU to join us on Saturday, April 28 for this statewide leadership opportunity!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elevate to Provide Professional Development Hours<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">We are pleased to announce that school librarians attending Elevate Illinois Libraries will be eligible to receive approximately 6.5 PDHs. The deadline to apply has been extended to give people from all library
types an opportunity to respond. We've already had great response, and in our first year we are really hoping to get a broad geographical and library type representation in the program.<br>
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This one-day leadership program is for library staff who want to understand the fundamentals of strengths-based leadership, including gaining insights into their own strengths. It will be held at the University of Illinois Springfield, on Saturday, April 28.
Participants will identify a leadership project that they hope to take on in their own library or with the community they serve and receive advice from a mentor as well as from fellow participants.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applications are due March 12.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Get more information on <a href="https://www.railslibraries.info/news/145222" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Elevate
Illinois Libraries</span></a> or <a href="https://www.ila.org/events/elevate-illinois-library-leadership" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">submit your application</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yours in library love,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Veronda Pitchford<br>
Director, Membership Development and Resource Sharing<br>
Reaching Across Illinois Library System<br>
Burr Ridge Office<br>
Phone: 630.734.5119<br>
Fax: 630.734.5050<br>
<a href="mailto:veronda.pitchford@railslibraries.info"><span style="color:windowtext">veronda.pitchford@railslibraries.info</span></a><br>
<a href="https://www.railslibraries.info"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.railslibraries.info</span></a><br>
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