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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">All types of libraries are invited to respond to this survey</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">To improve relationships between libraries and vendors, gain donations and sponsorships for ALA Play and International Games Month, and grow collaborations with industry
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="https://airtable.com/appZRUFreMs3AtdZC/shrGHBICGAyqXY8XA"><img border="0" width="361" height="217" style="width:3.7638in;height:2.2592in" src="cid:image007.png@01DA5E83.E1349FA0" align="right" hspace="12" alt="GameRT National Gaming Survey 2024" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"></a><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">(GameRT)
has created a short survey to collect data related to games in libraries. This <b>
<a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=31323334-50bba2bf-31367a34-4544474f5631-a21a7d0b819c5a2c&q=1&e=d365f101-ae1a-4162-9dfe-9918390eabf2&u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FGameRTgamingsurvey">short (10 question) survey</a></b> will not only help with publisher
relationships but will help GameRT understand the evolving nature of games in libraries. If your library does not collect or use games, we still ask that you take the survey to help us gain a better understanding of the field. Contact information will only
be used to follow up for clarifications. Non-anonymized data will be kept separate and retained for a maximum of one year. If you have any questions before or after taking this survey, please contact the GameRT executive board at
<a href="mailto:gamert@ala.org">gamert@ala.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">This message is also available to read at
<a href="https://games.ala.org/national-gaming-survey-2024/">https://games.ala.org/national-gaming-survey-2024/</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Learn more about GameRT at
<a href="https://www.ala.org/rt/gamert">https://www.ala.org/rt/gamert</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">George Bergstrom, President<br>
American Library Association, Games and Gaming Round Table (GameRT) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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