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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi everyone,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>This is an urgent request to ask our Senators Graham and DeMint
to sign a Dear Colleague letter in support of </span><span
class=xcmaintext><span style='color:#1F497D'>Library Services and Technology
Act (LSTA) funding. This same alert is on the SCLA Capwiz site at <a
href="http://capwiz.com/ala/sc/home/">http://capwiz.com/ala/sc/home/</a>
For those of you who need a refresher on sending an email via Capwiz check out
the tutorial at </span></span><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxGn5tL-pY">View web cast about how to
use CapWiz</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for all of your help with this critical issue.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tom<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><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"'> Kristin K. Murphy
[mailto:kmurphy@alawash.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 13, 2009 6:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> fllan@ala.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Melanie Anderson<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [fllan] FW: Please read<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear FLLAN network,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>My apologies if you have
received this more than once, but this issue is too important to miss anyone.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=xcmaintext>Please
contact your Senators and ask them to sign the "Dear Colleague"
letter being circulated by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
in support of funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and
the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u>The deadline has been extended to 10am on May 14, 2009
for the "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Senators Jack
Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in support of funding for the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School
Libraries Program.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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This is a tough budget year. After passing the stimulus package, only a select
few programs will receive an increase in FY 2010. LSTA and the Improving
Literacy Through School Libraries Program are in serious danger of receiving
level funding, or possibly even a cuts, if we don't have 60 signatures on the
letter. Please contact your Senator NOW! <br>
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The letter is addressed to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriation Subcommittees and requests that the Senate include $300
million for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and $100 million for
the Improving Literary Through School Libraries program for FY 2010. It
has come to our attention that Senate offices have been told this request is
considered an earmark. We have been assured by Appropriations Committee staff
this is not the case.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=xcmaintext><b>Please CALL your Senators and let
them know that this letter is an absolute priority. Please go to the <span
style='color:blue'><a href="http://capwiz.com/ala/home/">Legislative Action
Center</a></span> and click on the featured alert. Enter your zip code,
and Capwiz will provide you with the names of your Senators and talking
points. After you convince your Senators to sign onto the Dear Colleague,
you must ask him or her to call Andrew Odgren with Senator Reed at 202-224-4642
or Mathew Hussey with Senator Snowe at 202-224-5344.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you. This is an extremely urgent matter and we
will not receive full LSTA funding without 60 signatures. Every call
counts!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kristin Murphy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Government Relations Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>American Library Association – Washington Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>800.941.8478<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>kmurphy@alawash.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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