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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext">Request from the American Library Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">60 S. High Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">Akron, OH 44326<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">(v) 330-643-9102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">(f ) 330-643-9160<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">Visit us on the
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">Web</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0"> at
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#FF6600"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#FF6600">http://www.akronlibrary.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#F79646">
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">or on
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:blue">our Mobile Site</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0"> at
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#FF6600"><a href="http://m.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#FF6600">http://m.akronlibrary.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E97E09"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#FF6600">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
individual, family, and community life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Ted Wegner, ALA WO [mailto:twegner@alawash.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela<br>
<b>Subject:</b> We Need Your Senators' Signature<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Now that so many of you have taken the time to call your U.S. Representatives about two library funding letters, it’s time to turn our attention to the Senate. Please call
both your U.S. Senators by April 24 and ask them to sign two letters supporting funding for libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">One letter supports funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in FY14. LSTA is the primary source of funding for libraries in the federal budget.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/NEEJSYXKTC/NFVNSYXUKD/9474473631">Use Mobile Commons to call your senators about LSTA</a><br>
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The other letter supports funding for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy Grant in FY14. This grant is crucial because at least half of it would go to low-income school libraries to help update their books and materials (<a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/NEEJSYXKTC/CFKRSYXUKE/9474473631">IAL-FY14</a>
pdf)<br>
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For calling information and talking points visit the </span><a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/NEEJSYXKTC/OWSBSYXUKF/9474473631">LAC</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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