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Message: 4 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:29:13 -0800 From: Diedre Conkling <[email protected]> Subject: [Publib] Fwd: [alacoun] CPSIA Update FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Linda Perkins <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:38 PM Subject: [alacoun] CPSIA Update To: [email protected] There will be a public meeting at CPSC, requested by AAP, tomorrow 1/22 at 1 p.m. CST. ALA will be represented by Washington Office staff and we'll report out as soon as we have further information. The specific topic to be addressed is exemption for books. There is a timetable posted now on the CPSC Web site, which seems to indicate there will be a period of several months following 2/10/2009 before any action would be able to be taken to enforce the law; please visit http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html#publicmeetings (scroll down to the "Timeline" link). The ALSC update is available on the ALSC Web site at http://www.ala.org/alsc; click on "Issues & Advocacy." Thanks to Diane Foote for this update. Linda Perkins ALSC Councilor -- Diedre Conkling [email protected] Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [email protected] 512-583-0704 x18 800-262-4431 x18
