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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">News from the ALA Washington Office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">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:#0070C0">Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">60 S. High Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Akron, OH 44326<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">(v) 330-643-9102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">(f ) 330-643-9160<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Visit us on the Web at</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#E36C0A">http://www.akronlibrary.org</span></a>
</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:#0070C0">or on our Mobile Site at</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A"><a href="http://m.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#E36C0A">http://m.akronlibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A">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"> Jeff Kratz, ALA [mailto:jkratz@alawash.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 14, 2014 12:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Ask Your Senators to Support Library Funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Recently we alerted you about two crucial “Dear Colleague” letters making rounds in the U.S. House of Representatives. Now it’s time for library supporters to
<a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/NPCKTRYFMK/CLVKTSCCOU/10237844781">ask their U.S Senators to support these two letters.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-One letter supports funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in FY15. LSTA is the primary source of funding for libraries in the federal budget.
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-The other letter supports funding for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy Grant in FY15. This grant is crucial because at least half of it would go to low-income school libraries to help update their books and materials.<br>
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For more information and talking points <a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/NPCKTRYFMK/BWNQTSCCOV/10237844781">
visit the Legislative Action Center (LAC).</a> You can also find a list of last year’s signatories for both letters on the LAC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Check back on the LAC within the next week for an updated list on who has signed the letters for FY15. Thanks for supporting libraries!<o:p></o:p></p>
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