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At the request of ALA's Washington office—and with the permission from Motlow's admins— I submitted an Op-ed to the local paper, The Shelbyville Times-Gazette. It was published yesterday. I wanted to highlight how the embargo would affect our rural patrons. You can read it at this link. https://www.t-g.com/story/2638538.html I encourage you all to write an op-ed or letter to the editor as well. there are a bunch of talking points as well as a sample draft on the ebooksforall.org website. I certainly used them for my piece. All my best, Sharon Kay Edwards, MSLS Legislative Monitor, Tennessee Library Association (931) 619-7863 On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 9:28 AM Christy Chandler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Having trouble viewing this e-mail? 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This embargo jeopardizes libraries’ > ability to promote access to information for all, so the American Library > Association is calling on the publisher to reverse course. We’re asking > libraries and readers everywhere to join the #eBooksForAll movement and sign > our petition > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ala.informz.net_z_cjUucD9taT04ODUzMjQzJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzY4ODA1MzMmbGk9NzAyNzQ1ODM_index.html&d=DwMBaQ&c=9mDSiW-N7q3Jcc5YTFWHgQ&r=SuYuy5gjfIfrb2xUqp1zo3B0tE9D_I2XwtzrfRdVhuc&m=8ZuEB0sXaXTg9iscnt1V8kCsInaPIimfb60Dxo98uyc&s=9SushNz8YPzM0_utONO92fPLU9muZILd0JhJObE0eY8&e=> > to Macmillan CEO John Sargent. > > At eBooksForAll.org > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ala.informz.net_z_cjUucD9taT04ODUzMjQzJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzY4ODA1MzMmbGk9NzAyNzQ1ODM_index.html&d=DwMBaQ&c=9mDSiW-N7q3Jcc5YTFWHgQ&r=SuYuy5gjfIfrb2xUqp1zo3B0tE9D_I2XwtzrfRdVhuc&m=8ZuEB0sXaXTg9iscnt1V8kCsInaPIimfb60Dxo98uyc&s=9SushNz8YPzM0_utONO92fPLU9muZILd0JhJObE0eY8&e=>, > you can sign the petition and access free tools for getting the word out in > your communities. Resources include: > > - Social media copy and graphics > - Sample newsletter and e-blast copy > - Media outreach tools such as sample op-eds and letters to the editor > - Printable posters, table tents, and more > > The response thus far has been incredible: more than 68,000 people have > signed the petition already. But we know that there are countless others > who agree that limiting access to new titles for libraries means limiting > access for readers. As a supporter of Libraries Transform, we hope you will > speak up for libraries. 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