Free Course: Creating Pathways to Civil Legal Justice<https://learn.webjunction.org/course/search.php?search=lsc471> for Library Staff is Now Enrolling Barriers to civil legal justice disproportionately affect low-income people in the U.S, creating the justice gap - the divide between the civil legal needs of low-income people and access to the resources to meet those needs. Public libraries are well-positioned to help reduce this gap. WebJunction is offering an online, instructor-led course that will strengthen library staff's knowledge and ability to help identify when there is a civil legal issue at play and to direct library users to relevant, helpful information and services. Presented in collaboration with the Legal Services Corporation, the course begins on April 6 and runs through May 8 (four hour-long sessions, recordings available the next day). This instructor-led, online-only course offers more in-depth continuing education opportunities on the role of libraries in improving access to civil legal justice for their communities. Register this week and learn more at https://oc.lc/civil-justice-course<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foc.lc%2Fcivil-justice-course&data=02%7C01%7Ckoscielniakk%40michigan.gov%7C20f856ce35214c4567ee08d7d4ff9f5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637212066663124476&sdata=8hx6l91C61L7f0sthyfZ80qWSvhMBjD7wNwJTf%2BPDLE%3D&reserved=0> Please share widely information on this free, online learning opportunity with other library staff to help improve access to civil legal justice in our communities. A note on COVID-19 from WebJunction: The impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak is wide-reaching and will continue to evolve. As patrons return to your libraries, some will be faced with issues related to repercussions of the outbreak, and many of those issues may have a civil legal component. This course will prepare you to respond to those needs and guide patrons toward resources and support. Kim Koscielniak State Law Library and Library of Michigan Michigan Library and Historical Center 702 W. Kalamazoo Lansing, MI 48909 lmlawlib@michigan.gov<mailto:lmlawlib@michigan.gov> Law Desk: 517-335-1480 Main Library: 517-335-1477 www.michigan.gov/lawlibrary<http://www.michigan.gov/lawlibrary> www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> OCLC.org<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oclc.org%2Fhome.en.html%3Fcmpid%3Demailsig_link&data=02%7C01%7Ckoscielniakk%40michigan.gov%7C20f856ce35214c4567ee08d7d4ff9f5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637212066663134425&sdata=h5fvs%2BIUlafQ24N1R1EetkQw%2BfETgBYL5YIjmd1ECYg%3D&reserved=0> * Blog<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oclc.org%2Fblog%2Fmain%2F%3Fcmpid%3Demailsig_blog&data=02%7C01%7Ckoscielniakk%40michigan.gov%7C20f856ce35214c4567ee08d7d4ff9f5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637212066663134425&sdata=3aTUEO8kX43JOhJARkc2Hwq7ahXPN6MquWdxsqjsjYM%3D&reserved=0> * Facebook<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FOCLC%2F20530435726&data=02%7C01%7Ckoscielniakk%40michigan.gov%7C20f856ce35214c4567ee08d7d4ff9f5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637212066663134425&sdata=RiSrTstZiAwx6tqFbY3xIY%2BTz1YZmDLenpKhgTBjVN4%3D&reserved=0> * Twitter<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Foclc&data=02%7C01%7Ckoscielniakk%40michigan.gov%7C20f856ce35214c4567ee08d7d4ff9f5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637212066663144379&sdata=2WJWo9iooM%2FSc3vtFnqamjhHaXkqBbBbCd57Y5XYAco%3D&reserved=0> * YouTube<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FOCLCvideo&data=02%7C01%7Ckoscielniakk%40michigan.gov%7C20f856ce35214c4567ee08d7d4ff9f5d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637212066663144379&sdata=gcba3DEe6MhsoOl7R%2FBNWfyGIpKZQ1WxUu%2F9izIeLH4%3D&reserved=0>