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Dear Colleagues, If every librarian on this list got one non-librarian to advocate for the SKILLS Act by writing their representatives and senators, the message would be ten times as powerful. Successful advocacy means that people stand up with you and for you. Please encourage the following people to write their representatives and senators asking them to co-sponsor and/or support the SKILLS Act: 1) Parents. This legislation is about student learning. 2) Teachers. See above. 3) Administrators. See above. 4) Librarians in public and higher education. Student learning impacts how students utilize these libraries as well. A toolkit will be forthcoming from the AASL Taskforce on NCLB within two weeks with sample letters written from the point of view of each of these constituencies. In the meantime, please distribute the SKILLS Act information to wherever you think is necessary. Student learning is germane to quite a few of our colleagues! Thanks, Ann Ewbank Member, AASL Task Force on NCLB ALA Councilor-at-Large Ann Dutton Ewbank, Ph.D. President, Arizona Library Association Education Liaison Librarian Fletcher Library Arizona State University at the West campus P.O. Box 37100 Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100 602.543.8527 Fax 602.543.6500 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:00:11 -0500 From: Paula Laurita <plaurita@ATHENSLIMESTONE.LIB.AL.US> Subject: Re: Skills Act I don't know if it's appropriate to the makeup of those lists, but perhaps the members of the YALSA and Childlit listservs would be interested? I sent my representatives emails, but also had my family members from California, Florida, and New York do the same. They don't understand all the ramifications, but they do want to support the librarian in the family. Paula S.W. Laurita Coordinator of Public Services Athens-Limestone Public Library 405 East South Street Athens, AL 35611 (256)232-1233 Ext. 204 We have found that a library is not an end in itself, but a means to many ends. Charles E. Rush, 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------