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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello and good afternoon! Per the recently approved bylaws, we are forming the Conference Planning Committee for the 2026 FACRL Conference. If you are interested in volunteering for service on this committee, please fill out the
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jason<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Jason D. Phillips, MLIS, MA (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Social Sciences Librarian / Associate Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">UCF Libraries - Research Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fucf.libcal.com%2Fappointments%2Fphillips&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C404514f5635f4dad764908de3cc944d5%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639015032311731091%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=e3O%2FUJEdjv5o%2BNhS2gQAQPwXB7dQxlg5EJ15CoyTzNo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://ucf.libcal.com/appointments/phillips"><span style="color:#0070C0">Schedule a Research Consultation</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.ucf.edu%2Fask%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C404514f5635f4dad764908de3cc944d5%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639015032311747025%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FhiMfLkTL7ccwSWGGsxGzqFfgkeuTmbXn6NkC%2BudWVY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://library.ucf.edu/ask/"><span style="color:#0070C0">Need help? Ask a librarian!</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9jVgWOtVAy0%26t%3D100s&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C404514f5635f4dad764908de3cc944d5%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639015032311761121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2F0D4ZeSlUj%2FVfJc1XUFE9Vck2o%2BxMwXm7L4FOFZAqV4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jVgWOtVAy0&t=100s"><span style="color:#0070C0">“Free people read freely.”</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">“A library is not just a warehouse for books; it is a physical representation of a set of cultural values that have accumulated over thousands of years. Libraries salvaged and preserved Western civilization;
they have been a hub for intellectual exchange, a ladder of social mobility, and a promise of continuity from one generation to the next. It is not mere courtesy that causes people to become silent in the library, as they do in a church: Libraries are sacred
places.” –from <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chronicle.com%2Farticle%2Fa-laboratory-of-collaborative-learning%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C404514f5635f4dad764908de3cc944d5%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639015032311773556%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DcfnMUs46RZ6UvodlwoPcQsXqubUjS%2B6JvmfxJNCrjg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-laboratory-of-collaborative-learning/"><span style="color:#0070C0">“A Laboratory of Collaborative Learning,” by Thomas H. Benton, <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education</i>,
August 7, 2009.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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