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Dear Students: We have switched the Spring Public Library Seminar class to a hybrid instructional approach. The class will meet at Shady Grove during its normally scheduled time (Mondays, 5:30PM-8:15PM) on the following dates: Jan. 28 Feb. 18 March 4 March 25 April 8 April 29 The class will also include some online live sessions using Adobe Connect featuring guest speakers from public libraries around our area, but also more broadly. The course is intended for students pursuing careers in public libraries. The goals focuses on understanding public libraries in general, and more specifically on the nature and evolution of public libraries; how public libraries transform communities; the roles of public access technologies in building digitally inclusive communities; understanding the stakeholders and diverse populations with which public libraries interact; building 21st century public libraries; leadership; and skills to plan, develop, and evaluate public library programs. Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions regarding the class. Best wishes, John ************************************************************************* John Carlo Bertot, Ph.D. Professor and Co-Director Information Policy & Access Center MLS Program Director College of Information Studies University of Maryland 4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing College Park, MD 20742 Email: [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Web (Bertot): http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/ Web (Center): http://ipac.umd.edu<http://ipac.umd.edu/> Phone: 301.405.3267 Fax: 301.314.9145 Editor, Library Quarterly (http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/lq/current) Editor, Government Information Quarterly (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/govinf/)