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<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Emily Sheketoff</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:esheketoff@alawash.org">esheketoff@alawash.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:20 PM<br>Subject: [alacoun] Encouraging Legislation for Libraries<br>To: <a href="mailto:alacoun@ala.org">alacoun@ala.org</a><br>Cc: ALA COL <<a href="mailto:alacol2@ala.org">alacol2@ala.org</a>><br>
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<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">The U. S. House of Representatives released "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."  This is the first step in passing an economic stimulus package to help America through the current economic crisis.</font></span></div>

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<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">Libraries could benefit in several ways from specific funds provided in this legislation.  There is also potential for libraries to be included in several of the programs as the process moves forward.</font></span></div>

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<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">The full text is located at 
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bill – <a title="http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryBill01-15-09.pdf" href="http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryBill01-15-09.pdf" target="_blank">http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryBill01-15-09.pdf</a> </span></font></p>

<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Report – <a title="http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryReport01-15-09.pdf" href="http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryReport01-15-09.pdf" target="_blank">http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/RecoveryReport01-15-09.pdf</a> </span></font></p>

<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <span><font face="Arial" size="2">Programs Libraries benefit from:</font></span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>Education for the 21st Century</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>K-12 Repair and Modernization</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>Higher Education Repair and Modernization</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>Rural Community Facilities Program</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>State Broadband Development</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>Community Service Employment for Older Americans</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>National Endowment for the Arts</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>Head Start/Early Head Start</span></span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span>Libraries need to step up their communication with all their legislators.  More details to come.</span></span></font></p></font></span></div></div></div>
<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Diedre Conkling<br><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a><br>