Welcome to Rural In Focus Webinar

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Welcome toRural In Focus Webinar

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Webinar Resources and Archives

• Visit WebJunction.org/Rural for more information
  on the Rural Library Sustainability Project and
  for the growing body of resources supporting the
  work of rural libraries.
• Visit the In Focus section of WebJunction/Rural
  for the webinar schedule, archives of past
  sessions and quick links to resources shared
  today.

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Highlights from the ALA Rural Forum
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Todays session

• On Friday, June 22nd, 180 rural librarians,
  trainers, and presenters, and one chicken,
  gathered in Washington D.C.
• This webinar will feature highlights from that
  gathering.

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• What does it mean to have a library that is the
  hub of the community?

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MaintainIT Project

• Barbara Gersh provided an overview of the
  MaintainIT project and highlighted the Joy of
  Computing Cookbook.
• http//maintainitproject.org/cookbooks
• (Join us in August for more on this)

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Jana Ponce Library Director at Parker Public
Library and La Paz County Library Services

• 5 "C"s (Community, Concept, Color, Collection,
  Connectivity)
• Think about the visual (1950s diner, teen
  paradise, kids book jungle, taste of country
  meeting room)

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Question for discussion How do we maintain the
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• Please join us for the next InFocus webinar
• Thursday, August 23rd at 1100 a.m. PT/ 200 p.m.
  ET
• You can do it!  Practical techniques for
  supporting public computing
• How are your peers meeting the challenges
  of providing access to public computers? Pooling
  resources, developing technology plans, and staff
  training are three things that can help.
• In this webinar, we will take a look at the
  MaintainIT "Cookbook" for small and rural
  libraries at www.maintainitproject.org. Join a
  lively discussion including some of the libraries
  who contributed to the cookbook as we share best
  practices.
• Share your stories, bring along your nightmares!
  Let's find solutions together!
• WebJunction.org/Rural

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• Youre invited to join the next Spanish Language
  Outreach In Depth Webinar
• Finding and Evaluating Online Health Information
  for Spanish Speakers
• August 14, 1000 AM PT/ 100 PM ET
• with Gail Kouame of the National Network of
  Libraries of Medicine