<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px">The ALA response statement on the Pew report “How Americans value public libraries in their communities” is attached. Here’s the statement URL:</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/12/pew-study-libraries-and-society-illustrates-expanding-roles-us-libraries" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/12/pew-study-libraries-and-society-illustrates-expanding-roles-us-libraries</a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px">.  </span><br clear="all">

</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><br><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font><br>Christine Lind Hage, Library Director<br>Rochester Hills Public Library<br>500 Olde Towne Road<br>Rochester, MI 48307-2043<br>

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