<div><div dir="auto">This may be of interest to some of you.</div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Mario Ascencio</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Mario.Ascencio@artcenter.edu">Mario.Ascencio@artcenter.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 3:43 PM<br>Subject: [alacoun] Join ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy team for a FREE one-hour webinar<br>To: ALA Council <<a href="mailto:alacoun@lists.ala.org">alacoun@lists.ala.org</a>><br>CC: Emily Wagner <<a href="mailto:Ewagner@alawash.org">Ewagner@alawash.org</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please join ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy team for a FREE one-hour webinar:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">December 11 — Preparing for the 116th Congress</span></strong><span class="m_7906371117885052308m-4565075792137939003msohyperlink"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563c1"> </span></u></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">:
 2:00:00 PM CST - 3:00:00 PM CST</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The 116th Congress is on the horizon and ALA is planning for the year to come. With such a large number of new members of Congress, it is a critical time
 for your Senators and Representatives to hear from library leaders about continuing federal funding for libraries of all types. Join ALA’s Advocacy and Public Policy team for an overview of our upcoming appropriations campaign, a discussion about advancing
 our priorities through in-district engagement, and a preview of the fresh resources that will be available in the new year.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Register here: <a href="https://ala.adobeconnect.com/e1brxcggj5nj/event/registration.html" target="_blank">https://ala.adobeconnect.com/e1brxcggj5nj/event/registration.html</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-Mario, COL Chair</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mario A. Ascencio </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(<i>he / him / his</i>)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">College Librarian and Managing Director<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">College Library, ArtCenter College of Design</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=1700+Lida+Street,+Pasadena,+CA+91103&entry=gmail&source=g">1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103</a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:mario.ascencio@artcenter.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">mario.ascencio@artcenter.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> | 626.396.2231 </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://lib.artcenter.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">http://lib.artcenter.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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