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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">An opportunity to comment, 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<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>
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<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">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>
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<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">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: "Larra Clark" <<a href="mailto:lclark@alawash.org">lclark@alawash.org</a>><br>
Date: Feb 23, 2015 5:54 PM<br>
Subject: [oitpadv] "Last call" for comments on current draft national policy agenda for libraries<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:oitpadv@lists.ala.org">oitpadv@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:oitpadv@lists.ala.org">oitpadv@lists.ala.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:wo_telecom@lists.ala.org">wo_telecom@lists.ala.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:wo_telecom@lists.ala.org">wo_telecom@lists.ala.org</a>><br>
Cc: <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi folks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks to everyone who participated in lively conversations about the draft national policy agenda for libraries during the ALA Midwinter Meeting. We will wrap up this round of
public comments at the end of the week, so please send us any additional feedback you might have and spread the word that we welcome their input before February 27:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/02/last-call-comment-on-draft-national-policy-agenda-for-libraries-by-2-27/" target="_blank">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/02/last-call-comment-on-draft-national-policy-agenda-for-libraries-by-2-27/</a>!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Best, Larra
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Larra Clark<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">ALA Office for Information Technology Policy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">1615 New Hampshire Ave., NW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Washington, D.C. 20009-2520<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Tel:
<a href="tel:800-941-8478%20x8213" target="_blank">800-941-8478 x8213</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="tel:202-628-8424" target="_blank">202-628-8424</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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