<div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">Library Directors—</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">The American Library Association is seeking information about the library experience with the FCC's Emergency Connectivity Fund program. If your library applied for ECF funding, strongly considered applying but did not apply, or is considering applying in the second application window (September 28- October 13) please fill out this short survey <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK9w_1c0lywxrm5v1AxTXPmB-nPyExYz3mk64Ng6cP1lnX4Q/viewform__;!!CUhgQOZqV7M!2d7F2rUB7RjdXnMTQiONtdbPXv2CVXymuYkaqf5bqEIVnyE-Gx_WTK2nhycWIl5bYiQ6$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK9w_1c0lywxrm5v1AxTXPmB-nPyExYz3mk64Ng6cP1lnX4Q/viewform__;!!CUhgQOZqV7M!2d7F2rUB7RjdXnMTQiONtdbPXv2CVXymuYkaqf5bqEIVnyE-Gx_WTK2nhycWIl5bYiQ6$" target="_blank">docs.google.com/forms/d/e/...</a>. Responses are anonymous and it should take less than 10 minutes to fill it out. ALA will use the aggregated data in their advocacy efforts with the FCC to seek improvements to the ECF program.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">Please take a few minutes and fill out the survey. <strong>Deadline for responding is Wednesday, October 6</strong>.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">Thank you,</p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">                    Don Yarman<br>                    Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network<br>                    2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204<br>                    <a href="mailto:don@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">don@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | 614.728.5250<br></div></div></div></div>