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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hello! ALA’s Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) is conducting a survey for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">IMLS)
to </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">collect your stories of successful early childhood based community partnerships for a 2013 policy report on the role of early learning in public libraries. The survey closes Monday, November
19<sup>th</sup>. You can take the survey online at:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFgtdjBqbmllR1o1RmJ5dDVFZDFzdnc6MQ#gid=0">
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFgtdjBqbmllR1o1RmJ5dDVFZDFzdnc6MQ#gid=0</a><span style="color:#1F497D">. For more information read the email below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Questions? Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Matt McLain at</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:mmclain@utah.gov">mmclain@utah.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><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""> Matt McLain [mailto:mmclain@utah.gov]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> yscon@lists.ncmail.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [YSCON] IMLS Survey: Lend Your Voice to Our Youngest Learners!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><br>
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is seeking your<br>
stories of successful community partnerships for a 2013 policy report<br>
on the role of early learning in public libraries. Your stories are<br>
paramount to this report's success, no matter the size of your library<br>
or the scale of your partnerships.<br>
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ALSC's Early Childhood Programs & Services Committee invites you to<br>
lend your voice to our nation's youngest learners at this critical<br>
time for early childhood programs and services. Please follow this<br>
survey link to share your stories with IMLS by Monday, 11/19/12:<br>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFgtdjBqbmllR1o1RmJ5dDVFZDFzdnc6MQ#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFgtdjBqbmllR1o1RmJ5dDVFZDFzdnc6MQ#gid=0</a><br>
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Please help us market this important survey by sharing the link with<br>
other youth services colleagues and professionals in your library,<br>
community, and/or state.<br>
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On behalf of our nation's little ones and their families, we thank you<br>
for your advocacy!<br>
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Early Childhood Programs & Services Committee<br>
Association for Library Service to Children<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Matt McLain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Youth Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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