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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Berlin Sans FB" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Berlin Sans FB;font-size:13pt;color:#000000;">The survey described below is for everyone you know of the millennial generation who works in libraries. Please forward it to your friends and colleagues whether they are professional or support staff, members of SCLA and/or ALA or not.</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Berlin Sans FB" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Berlin Sans FB;font-size:13pt;color:#000000;">Our own SCLA-sponsored ALA emerging leader,Morgan Montgomery of Claflin University, helped craft this survey. Way to go Morgan!</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"> ALA and ALA Chapters Want To Hear From Millennial's</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">ALA and ALA Chapters (state and regional associations) are very interested in are interested in finding out more about "millennial" generation needs and wants from a professional association. </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">If you were born after 1978 we want to hear from you! </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">We invite you to spend the next 15-20 minutes completing a brief 35-question survey about ALA and ALA Chapter membership. All responses to the survey will remain absolutely confidential and will be used only in aggregate with all other responses received. </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Please go to </font><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l2y9vQxaMRF6OSNMyjdJTQ_3d_3d"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=l2y9vQxaMRF6OSNMyjdJTQ_3d_3d</font></a></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">The survey is available from April 21, 2009 to May 2, 2009. </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Thank you in advance for taking time out of your schedule to assist us. We look forward to sharing the results once the survey is completed and will be presenting a poster session at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. </font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Sincerely,</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="+0" color="#000000" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Amalia Monroe, Morgan Montgomery, Karen Keys & Erin Dorney (2009 ALA Emerging Leaders Team L)</font></div>
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