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Library Card Sign-up Month 2008

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Sample Press Release
English/Spanish

Letter-to-the-Editor
English/Spanish

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Scripts
English

Additional PSA scripts in Spanish 

Proclamation
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52 Ways to Use Your Library Card
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Library Card Sign-up Month Fact Sheet

September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time to remind parents and kids that a library card is the most important school supply of all.

Honorary Chair Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named Honorary Chair of Library Card Sign-up Month

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and author, will serve as the 2008 Honorary Chair for Library Card Sign-up Month this September. Read more...

AUDIO PSAs

Send these audio PSAs out to local radio stations in your community. (mp3 files)

:15  Sign up for the smartest card of all!

:20 2/3 of Americans have library cards

:20  Come in, say hello and sign up!

:30  Families come together @ your library

:30  Time to head back to school


 

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On the Shoulder of Giants – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Official Web site

ESPN – 25 Greatest Players In College Basketball

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