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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">From the American Library Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">60 S. High Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">(v) 330-643-9102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Visit us on the Web at</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">or on our Mobile Site at</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-size:12.0pt;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""> Emily Sheketoff [mailto:esheketoff@alawash.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 09, 2015 5:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ALA Council (alacoun@lists.ala.org)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacoun] National Library Legislative Day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Chapter Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can you please share this with your chapter listservs?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">National Library Legislative Day is May 4-5, 2015 and it will be here soon. Please take a moment to share the following registration information with your networks, on social media, and through
any listservs you moderate. Encourage everyone to join us, and to pass the information along to friends and associates who may also be interested.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">It is so important to have library advocates in Washington, DC to participate in impactful face-to-face meetings. And in the wake of the sweeping changes to both the House and the Senate in the
2014 Congressional elections, it is more important than ever that library supporters rally together to speak up on behalf of libraries and the communities they serve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This year, National Library Legislative Day will be held May 4-5, 2015. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to consider joining us this year. Registration information and the discount
code for the hotel room block are both available on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">ALA Washington Office
websit</span></a><u>e</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Know a non-librarian who gets fired up about library issues? First-time participants are eligible for a unique scholarship opportunity. The White House Conference on Library and Information Services
Taskforce (WHCLIST) and the ALA Washington Office are calling for nominations for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld/funding" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2015
WHCLIST Award</span></a>. Recipients of this award receive a stipend ($300 and two free nights at a D.C. hotel) to a non-librarian participant in National Library Legislative Day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The promotional video for National Library Legislative Day this year can be found
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnIg6EsseSw"><span style="color:windowtext">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Any questions regarding National Library Legislative Day can be directed to the Washington Office Grassroots Communications Specialist, Lisa Lindle at
<a href="mailto:llindle@alawash.org"><span style="color:windowtext">llindle@alawash.org</span></a> or by calling 800-941-8410.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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