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Please visit the ALSC Web site at http://www.ala.org/alsc and click on "Issues and Advocacy" for full details. There is in fact a recent law that addresses this; the government agency charged with implementing it, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is working NOW on regulations. Full implications and requirements of the law are not yet known, but ALA is advocating on behalf of all libraries in order to lessen the law's impact on us. There is no action that librarians need to take at the moment with regard to their collections; however, actions to take now including educating yourselves about this issue and/or contacting the Consumer Product Safety Commission and your elected officials with your concerns. Information available from ALA includes some background information, sample text of a letter, and contact information. Good luck, and thank you for inquiring about this! Diane Foote Executive Director, ALSC 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 312-280-2162 dfoote@ala.org http://www.ala.org/alsc -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Pamela Thompson Sent: Fri 1/23/2009 4:03 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] Target: Consumer Products Safety Act 2008 and ALA I got an email from ALA stating that there is to be some legislation that may require children's books to be tested for lead. The Consumer Products Safety Act," has been interpreted to include books as a product that must be tested for lead." Did anyone else get this? What implications does it have for libraries? Pamela L. Thompson, MLS Library Media Specialist Col. John O. Ensor Middle School El Paso, TX grades 6-8 915-937-6018 pthomp@sisd.net<mailto:pthomp@sisd.net> "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." --Groucho Marx "The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it." --Anderson Cooper "Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't..." --Julian Barnes <http://wzus.wc.ask.com/r?t=p&d=us&s=a&c=a&l=dir&o=0&ld=3102&sv=0a300526&ip=c7e37007&id=3C7565E43ECA3A025B43C0670AC6D8C7&q=library+pictures&p=1&qs=0&ac=2&g=77f6l+VPY9dHzt&en=js&io=2&ep=&eo=&b=sa&bc=&br=&tp=d&ec=3&pt=JS%20thumbnail&ex=da_sn%3D00010%26da_lhs%3D227748%26da_lhx%3Dimagesearch%253A%2Bpictures%2Bof%2BX%26da_rhs%3D227785%26da_rht%3DFragment%26da_rhx%3Dimagesearch%26da_sro%3D227784%26da_stp%3D1%26da_iid%3D0001%26da_lit%3Dlibrary&url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.lebtwpk8.org%252FMedia%252Fother_libraries.htm&u=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.ask.com%2Ffr%3Fq%3Dlibrary%2Bpictures%26desturi%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.lebtwpk8.org%252FMedia%252Fother_libraries.htm%26fm%3Di%26ac%3D2%26ftURI%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fimages.ask.com%252Ffr%253Fq%253Dlibrary%252Bpictures%2526desturi%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.lebtwpk8.org%25252FMedia%25252Fother_libraries.htm%2526imagesrc%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.lebtwpk8.org%25252FMedia%25252Flibraries.gif%2526thumbsrc%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252F65.214.37.88%25252Fts%25253Ft%25253D12205474682603337139%2526thumbuselocalisedstatic%253Dfalse%2526fn%253Dlibraries.gif%2526imagewidth%253D220%2526imageheight%253D167%2526fs%253D4%2526ft%253Dgif%2526f%253D2%2526fm%253Di%2526ftbURI%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ask.com%25252Fweb%25253Fq%25253Dlibrary%25252Bpictures%252526page%25253D1%252526pstart%25253D%26qt%3D0> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------