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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"'> Michael Dowling
[mailto:mdowling@ala.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ALACRO-L<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] Free Books For Libraries From Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Chapters:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Can you please forward this offer to your lists. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Nippon Foundation Offers Books on Contemporary Japan to
Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Apply by June 30!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The Nippon Foundation will donate “100 Books for
Understanding Contemporary Japan” in English to 200-300 libraries throughout
North American. The book's cover all aspects-politics/international relations,
literature, arts, history, society, culture, economics and business.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Academic and public libraries interested in some or all of
these books are encouraged to request books by June 30<sup>th</sup>. The
list of books, reviews, and application process can be found at <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/news/20090514BookDonationProject.html">http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/news/20090514BookDonationProject.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The Nippon Foundation <a
href="http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/">http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=a align=left style='margin-left:44.0pt;text-align:left'>is an
independent, non-profit, grant making organization that was founded in 1962. It
supports projects both in Japan and overseas. It works with other
non-profit organizations, government, non-governmental organizations and
international organizations, such as the Carter Center, <span lang=EN-GB>in the
resolution of humanitarian problems, including disease, poverty, and disasters.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Michael Dowling<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>International and Chapter Relations Offices<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>American Library Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>50 E Huron St<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>p +1 800-545-2433 ext 3200<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>f +1 312-280-4392 <o:p></o:p></p>
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