so are there actions being taken on this like sending urgent messages to our congressmen or are we taking a wait and see position? Are libraries going to put a disclaimer on their doors when it takes effect in 2 weeks?
Dianne Koehler Wells Branch Community Library tel: 989-3188 cell: 507-0116 I GoodSearch for Wells Branch Community Library FOL Raise money for our charity just by searching the Internet or shopping online with GoodSearch using www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo! From: Laurie Mahaffey Sent: Thu 1/29/2009 8:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ctls-l] More on the Consumer Product Safety Act related to books Message: 10 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:17:19 -0700 From: Diedre Conkling <[email protected]> Subject: [Publib] Fwd: [District Dispatch] Congressman Lee Calls on Consumer Product Safety Commission To Clarify Law That Could Force Libraries to Destroy Children's Books Usually I cut and paste these things and give you the whole message from the ALA Washington Office but it is not something I can do easily from my cell phone so I hope you will follow the links this time for the full piece. This is GOOD news on this issue though more still needs to happen. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jenni Terry <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:12:11 -0800 Subject: [District Dispatch] Congressman Lee Calls on Consumer Product Safety Commission To Clarify Law That Could Force Libraries to Destroy Children's Books To: [email protected] District Dispatch has posted a new item, 'Congressman Lee Calls on Consumer Product Safety Commission To Clarify Law That Could Force Libraries to Destroy Children's Books' For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 OFFICE OF U.S. Rep. Chris Lee (NY-26) Contact: Andrea Bozek/Mike Ricci 202-225-5265 (office)/716-598-4500 (cell) WASHINGTON - Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to clarify whether libraries will soon face the prospect of destroying children's books in order to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. To date, [...] You may view the latest post at http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1671 You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Jenni Terry [email protected] -- Diedre Conkling [email protected] My thanks to this librarian for helping us follow the progress. Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 http://www.ctls.net/ [email protected] 512-583-0704 x18 800-262-4431 x18
