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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">Visit us on the Web at</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
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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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Wednesday, July 15, 2015 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ALA Council List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacoun] [wo_telecom] White House Announcement on New HUD Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: Alan S. Inouye [mailto:<a href="mailto:ainouye@alawash.org">ainouye@alawash.org</a>]
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Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:01 AM<br>
Subject: [wo_telecom] White House Announcement on New HUD Program<br>
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Dear Folks,<br>
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Today, the Obama Administration announced a new initiative—ConnectHome--to expand broadband access to public housing. ALA is a named partner, recognizing libraries’ critical roles in digital literacy and enabling access to the varied services on the internet.
The program has been widely reported in the past 45 minutes:<br>
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<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/technology/247965-obama-launching-internet-access-program-for-low-income-households">http://thehill.com/policy/technology/247965-obama-launching-internet-access-program-for-low-income-households</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/technology/obama-program-to-connect-public-housing-residents-to-web.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/technology/obama-program-to-connect-public-housing-residents-to-web.html?_r=0</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/07/obama_to_expand_broadband_for_low-income_families.html">http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/07/obama_to_expand_broadband_for_low-income_families.html</a><br>
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(ALA is mentioned explicitly in the Cleveland article)<br>
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ALA just issued a press release to applaud the program, our role as a partner, and the role of libraries:<br>
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/07/ala-applauds-engages-national-initiative-support-broadband-opportunity-public">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/07/ala-applauds-engages-national-initiative-support-broadband-opportunity-public</a><br>
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President Obama will formally announce the program this afternoon in Durant, Oklahoma. Susan McVey, state librarian of Oklahoma, will represent U.S. libraries.<br>
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ConnectHome site, which includes the White House fact sheet:<br>
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<a href="http://connecthome.hud.gov/">http://connecthome.hud.gov/</a><br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Alan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.<br>
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Director, Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)<br>
Program Manager, Digital Content & Libraries Initiative<br>
American Library Association<br>
1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW<br>
First Floor<br>
Washington, DC 20009<br>
<br>
<a href="mailto:ainouye@alawash.org">ainouye@alawash.org</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/oitp">http://www.ala.org/oitp</a><br>
202-628-8410<br>
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