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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">VOLUNTEER FOR AN ALA COMMITTEE-DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Maureen Sullivan, American Library Association (<span class="caps">ALA</span>) president-elect, is encouraging members to volunteer for
<span class="caps">ALA</span> and Council committees during the 2012-2013 appointment process. Sullivan is chairing both the Committee on Appointments and Committee on Committees.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">To volunteer for a committee, complete the<a href="http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/Committee/volunteerform/volunteerform2.cfm&group1=ALA" target="_blank"> online
committee volunteer form</a>. More information on each committee is available here:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/committees/ala/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/committees/ala/index.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Serving on an
<span class="caps">ALA</span> or Council committee provides members with leadership training, networking opportunities and experience in working on specific association topics.
<i>Your expertise and experience will benefit all of the members of ALA.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">President-elect Sullivan is seeking volunteers to serve on the following committees:
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Accreditation; American Libraries Advisory; Awards; Budget, Analysis and Review; Chapter Relations; Conference; Constitution and Bylaws; Council Orientation; Diversity; Education;
Election; Human Resource Development and Recruitment Advisory; Information Technology Policy Advisory; Intellectual Freedom; International Relations; Legislation; Library Advocacy; Literacy; Literacy and Outreach Services Advisory; Membership; Membership Meetings;
Organization; Policy Monitoring (current Council members only); Professional Ethics; Public and Cultural Programs Advisory; Public Awareness; Publishing; Research and Statistics; Resolutions; Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds; Scholarships and
Study Grants; Status of Women in Librarianship; Training, Orientation and Leadership Development; Website Advisory;
<span class="caps">ALA</span>-Children’s Book Council (Joint); and <span class="caps">
ALA</span>-Association of American of Museums (Joint).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The deadline for completing the
</span></strong><span class="caps"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">ALA</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> committee volunteer form is Friday,
Nov. 4, 2011.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC""><ns0:Street><ns0:address><span style="color:blue">60 S. High Street</span></ns0:address></ns0:Street><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:blue">Phone 330.643.9102 Fax 330.643.9160</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:#FF6600"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org" title="http://www.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#FF6600">www.akronlibrary.org</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#E4CC1A"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org/5star.html"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0A10F4">Recognized, again, as one of America's Best Libraries</span><span style="color:#E4CC1A;text-decoration:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Sylfaen","serif";color:blue">The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support, improve, and enrich
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