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January 17, 2012 by Gary Price

American Library Association Invites President Obama on a School Library Tour

January 17, 2012 by Gary Price

From the ALA Washington Office Digital Dispatch:

The American Library Association commends the First Family for its service to a school library on Martin Luther King Day. On Monday January 16, President Obama and the First Lady helped build bookshelves, paint the walls, and construct a reading corner for students in the Browne Education Center’s school library in Washington, D.C.
ALA President, Molly Raphael said, “We’re thrilled that President Obama highlighted the importance of school libraries with his visit. School libraries are an essential component to a robust education and the President’s help makes one elementary school’s library an even more attractive place to learn. We hope he’ll continue to visit school libraries as part of his efforts to improve American education.”
The American Library Association (ALA) sent a letter to President Obama and the First Lady thanking the First Family for their service work, and inviting the Obamas to tour an up-to-date, fully staffed, school library, so they can see first had what an important role school libraries play in today’s schools.
Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the ALA Washington Office wrote “It is quite fitting that your work at the Browne school library came on Martin Luther King Day, because a fully funded, up to date, school library is a place where children, regardless of background, can have equal access to all types of educational materials, furthering Dr. King’s legacy of justice and equality for all.”

Direct to Full Text Letter From ALA to President Obama (PDF)

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.

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