Action needed<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ted Wegner, American Library Association</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:twegner@alawash.org">twegner@alawash.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:02 AM<br>Subject: Ask Senator Merkley to Support School Libraries Amendment<br>To: Diedre Conkling <<a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>
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<div>The Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to mark-up (vote on) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) beginning on Wednesday, October 19. As of now, Senator Murray (D-WA) has done a good job including libraries into the legislation; however there are still areas where there needs to be more. There is an amendment that will be introduced during the mark-up by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) that will further address school libraries’ role in education.</div>
<div><br>You are receiving this e-mail because your senator, Senator Jeff Merkley sits on the Senate HELP committee and will be voting on this amendment when it is introduced. Please call Senator Merkley today at <a href="tel:202-224-3121" target="_blank" value="+12022243121">202-224-3121</a> and tell him to support the Whitehouse/Murray amendment on school libraries.</div>
<div><br>This legislation, if passed, will impact education policy in this country for years to come, so it is critically important that we make sure libraries are included in this bill.</div>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Work email</span></em></span></i><em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal;">: </span></em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;"><br>
<em><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Home email: </span></em></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt;">diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a></div>
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