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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>FYI, Kent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>Kent Oliver, Executive Director <br>Stark County District Library <br>715 Market Ave., N., Canton, OH 44702 <br>W: 330 458 2710 FAX: 330 455 9596 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>"Inspiring Ideas, Enriching Lives, Creating Community"<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:black'><img width=80 height=81 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC72BA.51BAC560" alt="medal_home[1]"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:black'>Named as one of 10 recipients of the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Poor Richard","serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>This communication is a confidential and proprietary communication. It is intended solely for the use of the designated recipient(s). If this communication is received in error, please contact the sender and delete this communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><br><br><br><br></span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nanette Perez [mailto:nperez@ala.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> ifaction@ala.org; ala-ifc@ala.org; ifrt-members@ala.org; ifrt-b@ala.org; ftrf-l@ala.org; stateifc@ala.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [ala-ifc] Judy Blume & Lauren Myracle help launch the Banned Books Week Virtual Read-out!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=2670">http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=2670</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>Readers from across the United States and around the world are demonstrating their support for free speech by participating in a virtual read-out of banned and challenged books that will culminate during the 30th annual Banned Books Week (Sept. 24-Oct. 1), the only national celebration of the freedom to read. Individuals, libraries and bookstores are uploading videos to YouTube, which will then be featured on the special<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/bannedbooksweek"><span style='color:#990000'>Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out channel</span></a>. Participants are submitting either a reading (up to two minutes) or a description of a local book challenge (up to three minutes). Instructions on how individuals can upload their videos can be found<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/virtualreadout"><span style='color:#990000'>here</span></a>. Libraries and librarians wishing to participate can follow the instructions posted<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/events/bbwreadout/bbwvirtualreadout.cfm"><span style='color:#990000'>here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>The authors of challenged books are also participating in the read-out. Videos of frequently censored authors Judy Blume and Lauren Myracle have recently been posted. Check out the link above to view their videos.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*********************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nanette Perez<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>American Library Association<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office for Intellectual Freedom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>50 E Huron Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(800) 545-2433, ext. 4225<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: (312) 280-4227<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Find out more about Banned Books Week at www.ala.org/bbooks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>