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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">News 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:#0070C0">Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and
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<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#FF6600"><img width="130" height="133" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF7352.A8FA6B50" alt="140th Anniv Logo 100ppi-Small4emailSig"><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"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Don Wood [mailto:dwood@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 19, 2014 10:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] ALA to FCC: We will protect the Open Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I'm writing to let everyone know that ALA will continue to be active on the net neutrality issue. We released a statement and blog post on the FCC's recent activities, and we're hoping that you can share the links
(and press release below). It will help our advocacy efforts if libraries can send us </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">examples of Internet Service Provider (ISP) slowdowns, lost quality of service relative to subscribed ISP speeds, and any
other harm related to serving community needs. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">DD article: <a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/05/game-redux-network-neutrality/">
http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/05/game-redux-network-neutrality/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Release: <a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/05/ala-prepares-help-protect-open-internet">
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/05/ala-prepares-help-protect-open-internet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Warm regards,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jazzy Wright</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Press Officer</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">American Library Association, Washington Office</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(202) 628-8410, ext. 8208 (Office)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">(202) 870-7730 (Cell)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:jwright@alawash.org">jwright@alawash.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org">www.districtdispatch.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">American Library Association prepares to help protect the Open Internet</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black"> </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Washington, D.C.—Today’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) re-opens one of the most important rulemakings to affect America’s internet users and the libraries that support free public access and
communities of researchers and learners. American Library Association (ALA) Immediate Past President Maureen Sullivan released the following statement in the wake of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Open Internet:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“The ALA remains steadfastly committed to the Open Internet and will actively engage on behalf of libraries nationwide, and the millions of people who rely on our services and millions more who share our commitment
to intellectual freedom and equitable access to online information.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“The ALA was extremely disappointed with January’s decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet Order. Now that the Internet has become the primary mechanism for delivering
information, services and applications to the general public, it is especially important that commercial Internet Service Providers are not able to control or manipulate the content of these communications.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“We are pleased that the FCC has taken the first step today to filling the void created by the appeals court’s decision, and we will advocate forcefully for enforceable policies that ensure the internet remains
an open platform for information exchange, intellectual discourse, creativity, innovation and learning for all.”</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">About the American Library Association</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 57,000 members in academic, public, school, government, and special libraries. The mission of the American
Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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