<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">More than 5 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias. More than 15 million family members and friends provide them with unpaid care in addition to the myriad number of paid caregivers. The Alzheimer’s Association projects that the number of diagnosed persons will nearly triple by 2050. Librarians need to be prepared to serve this large and growing segment of their communities. The <i>Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Interest Group</i> (IGARD), part of ASCLA, is charged with creating standards for providing programs and services to this too-often forgotten population. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">A hearing on the initial framework for these standards is scheduled for Sat., June 27, 2015 at 10:30 am at the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco - </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a target="_blank" href="http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29041" style="color:blue"></a><a href="http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29041" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29041</a></span>. If you are going to ALA, please consider attending this meeting. Your input is vital for the development of these standards. If you can’t attend, please pass this information on to others who might be able to join in this important discussion. I hope to meet you in San Francisco!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Please excuse any cross postings.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Mary Beth Riedner<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Chair, IGARD</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><u></u> </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Suzanne L. Sager</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Oregon ALA Representative</span><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland State University Library</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">PO Box 1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Portland, OR 97207-1151</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Phone: </span><a value="+15037258169" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-8169</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Fax: </span><a value="+15037255799" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">503-725-5799</a><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">email: </span><a href="mailto:sagers@pdx.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">sagers@pdx.edu</a></div></div></div></div>
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