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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 30, 2014 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> WFD DFB Users; Adam Ruschival; Carla Ruschival; Cathy Jackson (cathyj1949@gmail.com); Deb Lewis ; John Glisson; Pam Glisson; Theresa Thomas ; Tyler Thompson (spatterman@icloud.com); Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK); 'Ann Smits'; 'Bill Deatherage'; Cabe, Becky (OFB-FK); McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK); 'David Lawson'; Dennis Franklin ; 'Don Gerard'; George Stokes ; Gordon-Brown, Gerry (CAP-FK); Gerry Rader Slusher; Gina Fugate ; Kennedy, Jack B (OFB-FK); Jennifer Hall; Kathy Eversole; 'Kelly Foust'; Kevin Shurn ; 'Kim Zeigler'; Laura Yates; Michael Freeholm; Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet); Paula Wiese ; 'Rebecca Murrell'; 'Rhonda Logsdon'; Sharon Fields (Home) ; Shirley Stivers ; 'Shirley Stivers (Work)'; Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV); 'Susan Ament'; Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)<br><b>Cc:</b> Penegor, Barbara (KDLA)<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Support Kentucky Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Below is an important message from the manager of the KY Talking Book Library. Please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Talking Book Library Patron:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Each year the Kentucky Talking Book Library receives federal grant money from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). This grant provides most of our funding. It also provides funding to other programs that support public libraries around the state and country. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The federal budget recently passed by the US House of Representatives proposes to eliminate this funding. If it were to be eliminated or significantly reduced, the Kentucky Talking Book Library would no longer be able to operate. While the Library of Congress provides most of the books and players to us, KTBL actually provides service and support to its users, and ships players and books to them. There is not another organization in Kentucky that can provide this same service.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Your action is needed. Please email or call your Senators and Representative by May 6 and urge them to them to support funding for the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Tell them that this funding allows us to provide Braille and Talking Book Library service in Kentucky, and how much it means to you. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Contact information below for all Kentucky congressmen can be found below. In most cases, when you click on the link, it will take you to an online form you can fill out with your comments. If you are not sure who your representative is, click on this link and enter your zip code to find out: <a href="http://whoismyrepresentative.com/">http://whoismyrepresentative.com/</a> . <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kentucky Congressional Delegation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" style='width:95.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senator Mitch McConnell--R</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>361A Russell Senate Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20510-1702<br>Phone: (202) 224-2541<br>Fax: (202) 224-2499<br>online: <a href="http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm">http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In Kentucky:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>601 W. Broadway, Room 630<br>Louisville, KY 40202<br>Phone: (502) 582-6304<br>Fax: (502) 582-5326<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Senator Rand Paul--R</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>SRC5 Russell Senate Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20510-1703<br>Phone: (202) 224-4343<br>Fax: (202) 228-1373<br>online: <a href="http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=contact">http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=contact</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In Kentucky:</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>1019 State Street<br>Bowling Green, KY 42101<br>Phone: (270) 782-8303<br>Fax: (270) 782-8315<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="95%" style='width:95.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>Representative Andy Barr-R<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>District 6</b><br>1432 Longworth House Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20515-1706<br>Phone: (202) 225-4706<br>Fax: (202) 225-2122<br>online: <a href="http://barr.house.gov/contact">http://barr.house.gov/contact</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'>In Kentucky: <br>2709 Old Rosebud Road<br>Lexington, KY 40509<br>Phone: (859) 219-1366<br>Fax: (859) 219-3437<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>Representative Thomas Massie-R<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>District 4</b><br>314 Cannon House Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20515-1704<br>Phone: (202) 225-3465<br>Fax: (202) 225-0003<br>online: <a href="https://massie.house.gov/contact-me">https://massie.house.gov/contact-me</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'>In Kentucky: <br>541 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 208<br>Crescent Springs, KY 41017<br>Phone: (859) 426-0080<br>Fax: (859) 426-0061<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>Representative Brett Guthrie-R<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>District 2</b><br>308 Cannon House Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20515-1702<br>Phone: (202) 225-3501<br>Fax: (202) 226-2019<br>email: <a href="http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/outsider.pl?url=http://guthrie.house.gov/">brett.guthrie@mail.house.gov</a><br>In Kentucky: <br>1001 Center Street, Suite 300<br>Bowling Green, KY 42101<br>Phone: (270) 842-9896<br>Fax: (270) 842-9081<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>Representative Harold Rogers-R<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>District 5</b><br>2406 Rayburn House Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20515-1705<br>Phone: (202) 225-4601<br>Fax: (202) 225-0940<br>online: <a href="https://halrogers.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm">https://halrogers.house.gov/contact/contactform.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'>In Kentucky: <br>551 Clifty Street<br>Somerset, KY 42503<br>Phones: (800) 632-8588<br>or (606) 679-8346<br>Fax: (606) 678-4856<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>Representative Edward Whitfield—R<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>District 1</b><br>2184 Rayburn House Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20515-1701<br>Phone: (202) 225-3115<br>Fax: (202) 225-3547<br>online: <a href="https://whitfield.house.gov/contact/email-me">https://whitfield.house.gov/contact/email-me</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'>In Kentucky: <br>222 First Street, Suite 224<br>Henderson, KY 42420<br>Phone: (270) 826-4180<br>Fax: (270) 826-6783<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>Representative John Yarmuth-D<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'><b>District 3</b><br>435 Cannon House Office Building<br>Washington, DC 20515-1703<br>Phone: (202) 225-5401<br>Fax: (202) 225-5776<br>online: <a href="http://yarmuth.house.gov/contact-john2/">http://yarmuth.house.gov/contact-john2/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='line-height:115%'>In Kentucky: <br>7219 Dixie Highway<br>Louisville, KY 40258<br>Phone: (502) 933-5863<br>Fax: (502) 935-6934<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt 2.4pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for helping keep Talking Book service available in Kentucky.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Barbara Penegor, Branch Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kentucky Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PO Box 537<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Frankfort KY 40602<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>800-372-2968<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>502-564-8300, ext. 282<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Barbara.penegor@ky.gov"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Barbara.penegor@ky.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>