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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Suffolk County Library Association (SCLA) has been serving librarians, staff,</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">and
trustees of</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Suffolk
County</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">libraries
since 1939.</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Our
membership consists of library staff from across</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Suffolk
County, including academic, special,</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">and
public Libraries. SCLA is committed to intellectual freedom and the freedom to read. This includes a firm opposition to the restriction, removal, or censorship of books, materials, and displays. We support</span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">library
users from all backgrounds and communities. We believe that libraries are a place for all to feel welcome and supported.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">PLDA and SCLA are proud to launch a website designed to give people clear information about censorship and point them in the direction of resources which will allow them to take action
with respect to this important issue. Please visit the STAAC (Support Taking Action Against Censorship) website at <a href="https://staac.net/">https://staac.net/</a>. We hope you will share this website all who are seeking answers to their questions about
censorship in libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Carisse Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">SCLA President
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Youth Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">West Babylon Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">211 Route 109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">West Babylon, NY 11704<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">631-669-5445<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.wbpl.us/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.wbpl.us</span></a>
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