ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 9, Number 38		
April 21, 2000

In this issue:

[1] U.S. Department of Education Announces Summer Reading Program
	


The Department of Education America Reads Challenge Office has 
announced the availability of its of the 2000  Read*Write*Now 
Activity Poster . The activity posters will which be announced on 
the website after May 1, 2000.   The  Department of Education is 
now prepared to take advance orders from Coalition members for the 
year.  ALA's Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
has supported this reading program for the past several years.

You may place an advance order for the posters by calling toll 
free at:
1-877-4ED-PUBS (1-877-433-7827) TTY/TDD: 1-877-576-7734 

If 877 is not yet available in your area, call 1-800-872-5327; 
TTY/TDD call
1-800-437-0833

Also,please note the following critical information released by 
the America Reads Challenge Office:

1.  You may place advance orders for both English and Spanish 
versions of the poster, but the English versions will come first;  
The office expects the English posters to be shipped to you the 
first week in May or shortly thereafter.  The Spanish versions 
will come later, and the expected shipment date is unknown.

2.  The first 1.5 million posters distributed will receive a Pizza 
Hut coupon for each poster ordered; these coupons are not wrapped 
with the poster.  The coupons are for use at the end of the summer 
for a specific time period only.

3.  If you order Spanish posters the office will put back the 
number of Pizza Hut coupons needed to ship with your Spanish 
posters when they are available.  This will allow all children the 
availability of having coupons.

4.  The office is not in the position of expediting shipping.  The 
posters whether English or Spanish can ONLY be shipped via regular 
mail service.


Should you have any questions email the America Reads staff at 
americareads@ed.gov.

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