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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am so sorry I will not be able to join you all! I will be getting ready to fly to DC for National Library Legislative Day. The State Library is facing losing half of its funding if the IMLS is truly eliminated.
We still don’t know what is going to happen on April 28, so stay tuned. Hopefully the 2017 budget will be continued without any attempts to cut it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are Legislative and Congressional fact sheets on the State Library website, should you find yourselves talking about how the State Library impacts the state and what that federal money is doing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Have a great meeting, and I hope to be there next time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#45556C">Cindy Altick Aden,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#B68451">Washington State Librarian</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#B68451">w:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-704-5276 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">c:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-819-7236 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">e: </span><u><span style="color:#45556C"><a href="mailto:cindy.aden@sos.wa.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">cindy.aden@sos.wa.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>McBurney, Melissa<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 20, 2017 12:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> an open discussion list for WA CTC Library Directors (librarydir@lists.ctc.edu)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Hotel for LLC Spring Meeting (Reserve before April 5th)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have 20 rooms set aside at the Best Western Plus Pasco Inn & Suites (<a href="https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-pasco/best-western-plus-pasco-inn-suites/propertyCode.48159.html">https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-pasco/best-western-plus-pasco-inn-suites/propertyCode.48159.html</a>)
for Wednesday, April 26<sup>th</sup> and Thursday, April 27<sup>th</sup>. The hotel is right across the street from campus and includes a full hot breakfast.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The rooms will be double queens and are $96 for single occupancy and $5/night for each additional person.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The rooms will be held until April 5<sup>th</sup> under Library Leadership Council. You can call (509)543-7722 to make reservations.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you prefer to stay somewhere else there is also a Red Lion right across the street or I can suggest other hotels.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Melissa<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Melissa McBurney<br>
Dean for Library and Instructional Support<br>
Columbia Basin College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Phone</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">: (509)542-4382 or x2382<br>
<b>email</b>: <a href="mailto:mmcburney@columbiabasin.edu">mmcburney@columbiabasin.edu</a>
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