---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: NYSLRegComments <NYSLRegComments@mail.nysed.gov> Date: Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM Subject: Good News! Deadline for Education and Library Community Input to a 2020 Vision for Library Services Extended to August 31st! To: thomas.surprenant@qc.cuny.edu August 12th, 2011**** ** ** Dr. Surprenant ** ** The deadline for Education and Library Groups, or their individual members to provide comments, suggestions, ideas, insights and recommendations for a 2020 Vision for Library Services for New Yorkers has been extended to *Wednesday August 31st. * The Regents Advisory Council on Libraries invites your group, the Queens College - Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, to provide input that will help shape the future of library services in ****New York** **State****. Your group’s input will inform development of a new statewide plan for library services. Please respond to the ten key questions on the RAC website at: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/adviscns/rac/responses/index.html. Send your group’s response to NYSLRegComments@mail.nysed.gov and clearly identify the organization or individual responding and a primary contact person. Please also let us know if we may post your group’s comments on our website. We greatly appreciate your time in helping RAC look toward the future of libraries, and we thank you in advance for any input you are able to provide. Please feel free to contact either of us if you have any questions or suggestions. ** ** Sincerely, ** ** Bridget Quinn-Carey, Chairperson, Regents Advisory Council on Libraries bridget.quinn-carey@queenslibrary.org ** ** John Hammond, Chairperson, RAC 2020 Vision Planning Taskforce john@nnyln.org ** ** -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies