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<p><i><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";font-style:italic'>Please excuse multiple
postings...<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), part
of the Library of Congress, recently presented awards to libraries in <st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Michigan</st1:State></st1:place>
for outstanding service to blind and physically handicapped communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>The <a
href="http://www.cpl.org/TheLibrary/OhioLibraryfortheBlindandPhysicallyDisabled.aspx">Ohio
Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled </a>(OLBPD), part of the
Cleveland Public Library, and the <a
href="http://www.library.ohio.gov/PCS/tlk_bk">State Library of Ohio Talking
Book Service</a>, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>, were co-recipients of the
Network Library of the Year Award. The annual award, in its seventh year,
carries a $1,000 cash prize.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>To read the entire press release and view
photos go to: <a href="http://library.ohio.gov/Marketing/PR/2011/August#Award">http://library.ohio.gov/Marketing/PR/2011/August#Award</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Marsha<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><img border=0 width=125 height=71 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC55BB.EE723850"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:#002E62'>Marsha McDevitt-Stredney</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>Marketing
& Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>274 E. 1<sup>st</sup> Avenue</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>Columbus</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">43201</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>Tel:
614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>Fax:
614-466-3584<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><a
href="http://www.library.ohio.gov/">www.library.ohio.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><a
href="http://www.facebook.com/people/StateLibraryof-Ohio/100000063363765"><font
color="#002e62"><span style='color:#002E62;text-decoration:none'><img border=0
width=88 height=27 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CC55BB.EE723850"
alt="Find us on Facebook"></span></font></a></span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><b><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'>Share Your
Story</span></font></b><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62;font-weight:
normal'> at </span></font><font size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62'><a
href="http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story"><font
color="#002e62"><span style='color:#002E62;text-decoration:none'>http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color="#002e62" face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Century Gothic";color:#002E62;font-weight:normal'><br>
Tell us how a State Library service or resource helped you or your library.<o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>
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