<h1 class="entry-title"><font style="font-weight:normal" size="2"><a href="http://networkedblogs.com/xwLtK">http://networkedblogs.com/xwLtK</a></font><br></h1><h1 class="entry-title"></h1><h1 class="entry-title">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and IMLS
Recognize Libraries’ Role in Early Learning</h1>
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<span class="entry-date">May 11, 2012</span> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard">Jeffrey
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<div style="WIDTH:330px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alawash/7113042461/in/set-72157629533865216"><img title="Yvette Sanchez Fuentes" alt="Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director for the Office of Head Start" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/7113042461_85f65afd83_n.jpg" height="213" width="320"></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, Director for the Office of Head
Start</p></div>
<p>On April 24, 2012 during National Library Legislative Day, Susan Hildreth,
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) director, and Yvette Sanchez
Fuentes, director of the Office of Head Start, met at the Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. to sign an Information Memorandum between
the two federal agencies. Yesterday, the agreement between the three offices
became official with the issuance of an “<a href="http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=637137350&message_id=1954972&user_id=TransMgt&group_id=152073&jobid=10212894">Information
Memorandum</a>,” the Administration for Children and Families’ instrument for
formal communication with the agencies it funds. This Information Memorandum
creates a natural partnership and encourages the collaborations efforts between
federally funded early child care programs and public libraries throughout the
country.</p>
<p>The Information Memorandum signed by Ms. Sanchez Fuentes and Ms. Hildreth
states</p>
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<p>Public libraries provide centers for learning in nearly every community in
the United States, and it is important for children and families to learn about
and recognize public libraries as a valuable resource. Libraries offer rich
learning environments for children and their families and
caregivers.</p></blockquote>
<p>This memorandum will allow for greater early learning opportunities for all
young students and their families in their local community library.</p>
<p>Jeffrey P. Kratz<br>Assistant Director, Office of Government Relations, ALA
Washington Office</p><p><a href="http://networkedblogs.com/xwLtK">http://networkedblogs.com/xwLtK</a></p><p><br></p></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
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