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<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear Directors:<br>
I wanted you all to know that the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies is asking the steering committee of the Digital Public Library of America Project at Harvard University to reconsider the name of the project, which we think has the potential to undermine
support for public libraries.<br>
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See the attached press release for the details.<br>
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Best,<br>
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</span></font><font size="1"><font face="Optima, Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:9pt">Jim Scheppke, State Librarian<br>
Oregon State Library<br>
250 Winter St. NE<br>
Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-4367<br>
(fax) 503-585-8059<br>
<a href="jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us">jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us</a><br>
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<img src="cid:3389675693_98948"><font color="#008000">Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print.</font></font></span></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br>
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