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Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>Deputy Director</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue'>Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC"'><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span style='color:blue'>60 S. 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Since school librarians across the country are losing their jobs due to budget cuts, it is critically important that as much of this money as possible be used to save their jobs.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>The ALA asks all members to call their two senators and congressional representative at <strong>202-224-3121</strong> and urge them to support the AJA. Tell your elected officials about what school libraries do in your community and how obtaining funds for construction through the AJA could improve the education of our students.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>The AJA also includes an additional $25 billion to maintain and upgrade K-12 schools including school libraries to meet their 21st century demands and $5 billion for community colleges including their libraries. <br>Please call your elected officials in Congress today!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>A chart outlining the estimated jobs impact by state can be viewed <a href="https://filemanager.capwiz.com/filemanager/file-mgr/ala/1_American_Jobs_Act_Education_AllocationEstimates_20110913.pdf">here</a> .<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:7.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click <a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/lmx/u/?jobid=196373269&queueid=7338042631">here</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/i1/BVSTQNSVAB/7338042631/img/capwizlogo.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>