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FYI,<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor<br>
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<td>[alacoun] School library funding cut by the Obama
administration, please contact your representatives</td>
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<td>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:42:41 -0500</td>
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<td>Sara Kelly Johns <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:skjohns@gmail.com"><skjohns@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td>ALA Council <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alacoun@ala.org"><alacoun@ala.org></a>, AASL Legislation
Committee <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aasllegcom@ala.org"><aasllegcom@ala.org></a>, Doc Roth
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aasldoc@gmail.com"><aasldoc@gmail.com></a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sarakellyjohns@yahoo.com">sarakellyjohns@yahoo.com</a></td>
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<p><b>The latest blow to school libraries and students: <br>
</b></p>
<p><b>President’s FY2011 budget proposals calls for cuts to school
library program </b></p>
<p>A <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=944" target="_blank">press
release</a>
is going out across AASL communication channels in response to the
President’s Budget Proposal which eliminates the Improving Literacy
through School Libraries Act,shown to be effective in raising literacy
levels in poorer schools, designed to boost academic achievement by
providing students with access to up-to-date <span>school library
materials. <i>School Library Journal</i> published an <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6717242.html?nid=2413&source=link&rid=16984463">article</a>
today outlining the action and its consequences on school libraries.
When school libraries are impacted, so are public and academic
libraries, all part of the learning continuum that we make up.<br>
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<p>ALA Council members, all ALA members, and library advocates can
help by contacting your federal representatives and local media
outlets immediately, sharing the impact school library programs have in
your districts and asking for restoration of these crucial funds for
school libraries. To support this
call to action, AASL has provided a sample letter to the
editor which I have attached. <br>
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<p>Please use the
contents of the letter attached to this post to draft your own messages
to legislators, local newspapers, radio stations, and parent and youth
organizations.</p>
Thank you for your support of this funding cut, Sara<br clear="all">
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-- <br>
Sara Kelly Johns, Candidate for ALA President<br>
ALA Councilor at Large<br>
Associate Editor for AASL Community, Knowledge Quest<br>
Library Media Specialist, Lake Placid Middle/Senior HS LMC<br>
34 School Street<br>
Lake Placid, NY 12946<br>
W: 518-523-2474, ext. 4132<br>
Fax: 518-523-4861<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:johns@northnet.org"
target="_blank">johns@northnet.org</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:skjohns@gmail.com"
target="_blank">skjohns@gmail.com</a><br>
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<<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.skj4ala.com"
target="_blank">http://www.skj4ala.com</a>><br>
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"Information is the currency of democracy." -- Thomas Jefferson<br>
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<p
style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Suzanne
L. Sager<br>
Library East, Cataloging<br>
Portland State University<br>
<br>
503-725-8169<br>
503-725-5799<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sagers@pdx.edu">sagers@pdx.edu</a></p>
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