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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Videos sought for National Library Legislative Day</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">PLA is inviting public library staff to be a part of our grassroots advocacy efforts by participating in our first-ever<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02NDAyMDY5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTc2ODImbGk9NDIwNzg4NzM/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">National
Library Legislative Day Video Contest</span></a>! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02NDAyMDY5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTc2ODImbGk9NDIwNzg4NzU/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">National Library
Legislative Day</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a two-day advocacy event that brings hundreds of librarians, trustees, library supporters, and patrons to Washington, D.C. to meet with their members of Congress and rally support for
library issues and policies.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To join in this important event, simply create a 60-second video featuring clips of your patrons talking about why the library matters to them. The best entry, as determined by the
PLA Legislative and Advocacy Committee, will receive a $100 gift card to offset the cost of two member registrations for the National Library Legislative Days. ALA Washington Office staff will also share the video with the winning library’s U.S. Representative
and make an announcement to its local media outlets.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline to submit a video is</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="aqj"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">11:59
p.m.</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Central Time on</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="aqj"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Saturday,
April 15</span></b></span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02NDAyMDY5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTc2ODImbGk9NDIwNzg4NzM/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">Click
here for video submission guidelines</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Library staff are also encouraged to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02NDAyMDY5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMDc0MTc2ODImbGk9NDIwNzg4NzY/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">participate
virtually</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in National Library Legislative Day by committing to emailing, calling, or Tweeting at their Senators and Representatives throughout the week of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">May
1</span>. Virtual participants will be supplied with talking points and resources to facilitate their interactions with federal legislators.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shannon White<br>
Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">517.373.9489<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whites29@michigan.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
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