<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Keith Michael Fiels</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kfiels@ala.org">kfiels@ala.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 12:40 PM<br>
Subject: [alacoun] Urgent Request: White House Petition on School Libraries!<br>To: "Board, ALA Executive" <<a href="mailto:alaboard@ala.org">alaboard@ala.org</a>>, ALA Council <<a href="mailto:alacoun@ala.org">alacoun@ala.org</a>><br>
<br><br><div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue"><div><p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">From Marci Merola on behalf of the School Library Task Force:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p>Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p><h1><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal">Carl Harvey, 2011-2012 AASL president, has initiated a White House petition on school libraries, which specifically petitions the Obama administration to “ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program.” 25,000 signatures are required in order for this petition to be viewed by White House staff, no later than February 4, 2012. <u></u><u></u></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal">Please take a few seconds to sign this petition, spread the word to your member groups, ask your colleagues and library supporters in your circles to</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal"> sign on, and spread the word via Facebook, Twitter and other channels! <u></u><u></u></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal">The url is:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal"><a href="http://wh.gov/Wgd" target="_blank">http://wh.gov/Wgd</a> . </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal"><u></u><u></u></span></h1>
<p>A few things of note: <u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p>* We’ve heard that the petition software is temperamental. If you cannot sign in on your first attempt, please log out and log back in. Or, try a different web browser, or as a last resort, try a different computer. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p>* This petition should not be confused with a petition begun in 2011. <u></u><u></u></p><p>* White House petitions must be authored by individuals, not any association. Therefore, Carl has introduced this petition as an individual, not as a representative of AASL or ALA. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p><p>Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p><p>Marci Merola<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Work email</span></em></span></i><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal">: </span></em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Home email: </span></em></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/WAR-IS-OBSOLETE/297916183027" target="_blank"><font color="#3b5998">WAR IS OBSOLETE</font></a></div><span>Holding resentment is like eating poison and waiting for the other person to keel over. - Unknown Author</span></h6>
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