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<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Kristin K. Murphy</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kmurphy@alawash.org">kmurphy@alawash.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:57 PM<br>
Subject: [fllan] Webinar: Information to Help America's Rural Libraries<br>To: <a href="mailto:fllan@ala.org">fllan@ala.org</a>, <a href="mailto:nlld@ala.org">nlld@ala.org</a><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The ALA Washington Office will host a webinar to assist rural libraries with pursuing funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) at 2 p.m. EST October 29. USDA defines rural as 2,500 residents.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheryl Cook, the Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, Carla Anderson, the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of e-Copernicus, a Washington consulting firm expert in broadband, and Kevin Cherry, Senior Program Officer for the Institute of Museum and Library Service’s Office of Library Service will participate. <b><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The presenters will discuss the three USDA programs with funds available for rural libraries – the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program, the Communities Facility program and the Community Connect program.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Click <a href="https://ala.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/register.pl?activity_id=xyvbmfs&user_id" target="_blank">here</a> register for the webinar.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kristin Murphy</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Government Relations Specialist</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">American Library Association - Washington Office</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW, First Floor</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C., 20009-2520</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone Number: 202.628.8410</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="mailto:kmurphy@alawash.org" target="_blank">kmurphy@alawash.org</a></span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
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<p><em>Diedre Conkling<br>Lincoln County Library District<br>P.O. Box 2027<br>Newport, OR 97365<br>Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066<br><font color="#ff0000">**</font>Work email: </em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><em>diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</em></a><em> <font color="#ff0000">NEW**</font><br>
Home email: </em><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em>diedre08@gmail.com</em></a></p><br>