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<BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue>Michael J. Mello<BR><BR>1407 N.E. 56TH ST.<BR>Seattle Wa 98105<BR><A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:mike@mello.com" target=_blank>mike@mello.com</A><BR>Cell: (208) 301-0565<BR>Home: (206) 906-9858<BR>Work: (206) 553-2328<BR><BR><BR>------------Forwarded message------------<BR>From: <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:danielle.miller@sos.wa.gov" target=_blank>danielle.miller@sos.wa.gov</A><BR>Date: Apr 20, 2010 11:08:53 AM<BR>Subject: WTBBL wins Network Library of the Year!<BR>To: <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:mrricks@netscape.net" target=_blank>mrricks@netscape.net</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:gbmagoo@comcast.net" target=_blank>gbmagoo@comcast.net</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:janicesqu@verizon.net" target=_blank>janicesqu@verizon.net</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:jenny.devens@gmail.com" target=_blank>jenny.devens@gmail.com</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:jbuckmaster@cheneysd.org" target=_blank>jbuckmaster@cheneysd.org</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:kljsea@comcast.net" target=_blank>kljsea@comcast.net</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:kevin@kevinlarose.net" target=_blank>kevin@kevinlarose.net</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:lynetteromero@comcast.net" target=_blank>lynetteromero@comcast.net</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:Mariaedelen@aol.com" target=_blank>Mariaedelen@aol.com</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:mike@mello.com" target=_blank>mike@mello.com</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:normajean@normajeancampbell.com" target=_blank>normajean@normajeancampbell.com</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:sue.ammeter@cablespeed.com" target=_blank>sue.ammeter@cablespeed.com</A>, <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:chynakat@comcast.net" target=_blank>chynakat@comcast.net</A><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I am so excited to let you know that your very own Washington Talking Book & Braille Library has won the NLS Network Library of the Year Award for 2009!!</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Here is some information on the award:</P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Network Library of the Year award commends excellence, innovation, and special achievement in providing library service to blind and physically handicapped individuals in a calendar year. The 2009 Network Library of the Year is the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL). WTBBL was selected based on the following criteria: </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Mission support the extent to which the library reached or exceeded the ALA Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The awards will be presented during a luncheon at the Library of Congress in Washington,D.C., on Friday, June 18, 2010. This special event honoring the Network Library Award winners and their administering agencies will be featured in NLS News, other Library of Congress publications, and in a national news release. NLS will cover travel costs to the ceremony for a representative of each winning network library and a representative of their administering agencies.</P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The award recipient receives $1,000, a plaque, a certificate for the network library, and a copy of the certificate for the administering agency. A separate plaque recognizing the recipients will be displayed at NLS.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>All the best,</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Danielle</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Danielle Miller</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Washington Talking Book & Braille Library</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2021 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98121-2783</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">p: 206.615.1588 / f: 206.615.0437</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A class=" parsedEmail parsedEmail" href="mailto:dking@secstate.wa.gov" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A class="parsedEmail parsedEmail" href="mailto:danielle.miller@sos.wa.gov" target=_blank>danielle.miller@sos.wa.gov</A></SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
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