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<p class="MsoNormal">Please pass along to your library trustees!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Library Journal, </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">in partnership with United for Libraries,<b><i>
</i></b>has created a survey for library trustees to benchmark basic library board demographics and procedures, and to chronicle how boards advocate for their libraries.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Would you please either fill out the following survey, or forward this email to the person who is best suited to answer on behalf of your board (e.g., board president/chair/secretary)?
We only need one response to represent each library’s board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3693211/Library-Trustee-Survey"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3693211/Library-Trustee-Survey</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">
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Aggregate results will be published by <i>Library Journal </i>in the fall and United for Libraries will use the data to focus on essential resources and training they can provide trustees.
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Thank you in advance for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rebecca T. Miller, Editorial Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Library Journal & School Library Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jillian Wentworth</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Marketing/Public Relations Specialist</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">United for Libraries</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A division of the American Library Association
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">859 W. Lancaster Ave., Unit 2-1</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Bryn Mawr, PA 19010</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">phone (800) 545-2433, ext. 2161<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">fax </span>(484) 698-7868<br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/united" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">www.ala.org/united</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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like United for Libraries on Facebook: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/unitedforlibraries" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">www.facebook.com/unitedforlibraries</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><br>
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http://lists.ala.org/sympa</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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