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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Attention staff who order summer reading materials from
<span class="SpellE">Highsmith</span>/Upstart:</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Hello!<span style="">
</span>I recently received the following email from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) and press release from
<span class="SpellE">Highsmith</span>/Upstart regarding a change in ownership—DEMCO has acquired
<span class="SpellE">Highsmith</span>/Upstart.<span style=""> </span>At this point no one anticipates any changes in service regarding 2011 summer reading materials nor changes in the relationship with CSLP.<span style="">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Please contact Matt Mulder, the CSLP rep at
<span class="SpellE">Highsmith</span>/Upstart/DEMCO, with any questions or concerns about the new ownership. His email is:
</span><a href="mailto:m.mulder@highsmith.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;">m.mulder@highsmith.com</span></a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Thank you,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Katie
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a name="_MailAutoSig"><span style="color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> statereps-cslp-bounces@lists.cslpreads.org [mailto:statereps-cslp-bounces@lists.cslpreads.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sherif, Sue (EED)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> statereps-cslp@lists.cslpreads.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [statereps-cslp] Important CSLP News Regarding Highsmith/Upstart - FYI</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, CSLP State Reps—</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Below and attached are the text of a press release from Matt Mulder announcing a change in ownership for Highsmith/Upstart. I have talked to Matt, who does not anticipate a change in service level or in our relationship with Highsmith/Upstart.
Matt indicates that questions about the new ownership, which was finalized last Friday should go to directly to
<span style="">him (</span><a href="mailto:m.mulder@highsmith.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;">m.mulder@highsmith.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">)</span><span style="">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any concerns on the CSLP side, please let me know.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sue Sherif</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CSLP President</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">907-269-6569</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:sue.sherif@alaska.gov" target="_blank">sue.sherif@alaska.gov</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">December 21, 2010
<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b> CSLP EXECUTIVE BOARD, STATE REPS</b></p>
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<p>Upstart, the exclusive vendor of the CSLP, has been acquired by DEMCO from W.W. Grainer, Inc. Upstart is currently based in Janesville, WI, and will operate from the DEMCO facilities in Madison and Deforest, WI.
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<p>This change of ownership will not impact the 2011 CSLP product shipments. Upstart has already begun shipping 2011 product and will accelerate shipments in anticipation of an April move to DEMCO’s Madison location.
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<p>Throughout the transition, all contact information will remain the same, including phone, fax, e-mail and the website URL. A link to coverage of the acquisition is included below. Please contact Matt Mulder at
<a href="mailto:m.mulder@highsmith.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;">m.mulder@highsmith.com</span></a> with any questions or concerns.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101220005889/en/DEMCO-Announces-Acquisition-Highsmith" target="_blank">http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101220005889/en/DEMCO-Announces-Acquisition-Highsmith</a></p>
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<p>Matt Mulder, Highsmith</p>
<p>Distributed by: Sue Sherif for CSLP</p>
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