<div dir="ltr"><div style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:rgb(245,246,248)"><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541preheader" style="line-height:inherit;max-width:560px;width:280px;margin:0px auto;min-width:280px"><div style="line-height:inherit;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;width:560px"><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541snippet" style="line-height:19px;float:left;width:140px;display:table-cell;font-size:12px;max-width:280px;min-width:140px;padding:10px 0px 5px;color:rgb(113,122,138);font-family:sans-serif"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:inherit">Dec. 16 funding deadline approaching</p><div style="line-height:inherit;min-height:0px;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden;font-size:0px"></div></div><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541webversion" style="line-height:19px;float:left;width:139px;display:table-cell;font-size:12px;max-width:280px;min-width:139px;padding:10px 0px 5px;text-align:right;color:rgb(113,122,138);font-family:sans-serif"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:inherit">No images? <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://americanlibraryassociation.cmail19.com/t/i-e-qiuykuy-tdodukrlk-p/" style="color:rgb(113,122,138);line-height:inherit">Click here</a></p></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:rgb(245,246,248)"><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541layout gmail-yiv5482846541one-col gmail-yiv5482846541fixed-width gmail-yiv5482846541stack" style="line-height:inherit;max-width:600px;width:320px;margin:0px auto;min-width:320px"><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541layout__inner" style="line-height:inherit;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;width:600px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541column" style="line-height:24px;display:table-cell;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(113,122,138);font-size:16px;font-family:sans-serif;float:none;max-width:600px;width:600px"><div align="center" style="line-height:19px;font-size:12px"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://americanlibraryassociation.cmail19.com/t/i-l-qiuykuy-tdodukrlk-r/" style="color:rgb(87,166,7);line-height:inherit"><img alt="" width="600" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.cmail19.com%2Fei%2Fi%2F1C%2FEDB%2FB42%2F062812%2Fcsfinal%2F2023FLwebbanner2-9900000000079e3c.jpg&t=1670357723&ymreqid=1975486a-ee60-aab1-2f2c-5a01c4019b00&sig=PNnosovIooNkZNs6T_PQ4g--~D" class="gmail-yiv5482846541gnd-corner-image gmail-yiv5482846541gnd-corner-image-center gmail-yiv5482846541gnd-corner-image-top" style="line-height: inherit; border: 0px; display: block; height: auto; width: 600px; max-width: 900px; visibility: visible;"></a></div><div style="line-height:inherit;margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px;margin-top:20px"><div style="line-height:8px;font-size:1px"> </div></div><div style="line-height:inherit;margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px"><div style="line-height:8px;font-size:1px"> </div></div><div style="line-height:inherit;margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px"><div style="line-height:inherit;vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear AISLE Members--Please Read and Respond.  Lou Ann Jacobs AISLE Legislation Function Rep.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:inherit">Last month’s midterm election means a changing balance of power in the House of Representatives. But before everything changes over at the start of 2023, the current Congress must finish its business, and <em style="line-height:inherit">important library funding issues are on the line.</em></p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-yiv5482846541font-arial" style="line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Congress must decide next week</strong><strong style="line-height:inherit"> </strong>on government funding, and this could be our <strong style="line-height:inherit">last chance to increase funding</strong> for crucial library programs before the new Congress is sworn in.<strong style="line-height:inherit"> </strong><em style="line-height:inherit">Click below to tell your members of Congress to #FundLibraries:</em></span></p></div></div><div style="line-height:inherit;margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px"><div class="gmail-yiv5482846541btn gmail-yiv5482846541btn--shadow gmail-yiv5482846541btn--large" style="line-height:inherit;margin-bottom:20px;text-align:center"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://americanlibraryassociation.cmail19.com/t/i-l-qiuykuy-tdodukrlk-y/" style="line-height:24px;border-radius:4px;display:inline-block;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;padding:12px 24px 13px;background-color:rgb(0,88,160);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Tell Congress t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