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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Greetings, Colleagues!</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are extending the call for proposals for the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2021 Texas Library Association
</span></strong>(TLA)<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Library Instruction Round Table</span></strong> (LIRT) <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Summit</span></strong>.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tell Me More.</span></u></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> LIRT Summit is a one-day conference focused on topics
related to library and information literacy instruction in academic, public, school or special libraries. Attendees will interact with other library instruction enthusiasts and learn from one another in a collaborative, intimate, low-stress environment.
All with an interest in library instruction and information literacy are welcome to attend and apply to present. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">When and Where?</span></u></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> LIRT Summit will be held in a
<b>hybrid format</b> on Friday, <b>October 15, 2021</b>, at Newton Gresham Library, <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sam Houston State University</span></strong> in Huntsville, Texas. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals.</span></u></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Please consider presenting your work at the LIRT
Summit. <b>Proposals will be accepted until August 16, 2021, at 8:00 a.m</b>. via this form
<a href="https://forms.gle/dG6jSdzpvMsDug2h7">https://forms.gle/dG6jSdzpvMsDug2h7</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Any topics related to library and information literacy instruction
are welcome in the following session formats:</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">50-minute Session</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="color:black">20-minute Session</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="color:black">Poster Session</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Registration Info.</span></u></em><span style="color:black"> Registration will open August 16, 2021, with virtual-only and in-person options. For
those attending in-person, breakfast and lunch is included. Additional information will be provided at a later date. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Questions can be directed to Ashley B. Crane, LIRT Chair, at
<a href="mailto:abc064@shsu.edu">abc064@shsu.edu</a>. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Best Regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">2021 TLA LIRT Summit Hosts</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Newton Gresham Library</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Sam Houston State University</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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