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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="045005a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Light" ><B>New Bellevue Library</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Bellevue Library"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Facility"><U>Current Facility</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U>News</U></A>   |   <B>Help Us</B>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Feedback"><U>Community Feedback</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Help Us</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="600" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 230 WIDTH="600"><div> <B>A Great Community Deserves a Great Library Campaign</B></div> <bR> <div> Regular citizens of Bellevue are working together to inform Metro Council members, the Mayor and Vice Mayor, and other officials of the grass roots support for an expansion and upgrade the facilities of the Bellevue Branch of the Nashville Public Library system.</div> <bR> <div> We invite you to add your voice, too.  All it takes is about an hour's work each month through June 2005 to write some letters or send some emails.  We'll provide the talking points.  You provide your own words and then send out your messages.  </div> <bR> <div> We are also relying on you to spread the news of this effort by word of mouth.  Please let others know of the importance of <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>our mission</U></A> and how they can help by referring them to this web site.</div> <bR> <div> <B>How to Start</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 163 WIDTH="600"><div> <A HREF="http://newbellevuelibrary.org/mailman/listinfo/news_newbellevuelibrary.org" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://newbellevuelibrary.org/mailman/li"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Join</U></A> our e-mail mailing list</div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sign Up"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sign up</U></A> for your day each month you will send out letters</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Refer to the <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Instructions"><U>Monthly Instructions</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Each month before your day, prepare a personalized letter or e-mail using your own words to express that month's Talking Points, found below.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">On your day, send your letter or email.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you want, visit our <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Feedback"><U>Feedback page</U></A> and let all of us know what kind of responses you get.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">That's it!</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="talking_points"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Talking Points</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 96 WIDTH="600"><div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February Points"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">February Talking Points</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March Points"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">March Talking Points</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April Points"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Apri</U></A><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April Points"><U>l Talking Points</U></A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May Points"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">May Talking Points</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Support Materials</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 355 WIDTH="600"><div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Instructions"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Monthly Instructions</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Join the mailing list <A HREF="http://newbellevuelibrary.org/mailman/listinfo/news_newbellevuelibrary.org" TARGET="_self" TITLE="http://newbellevuelibrary.org/mailman/li"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="downloads/Mailing Labels.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="downloads/Mailing Labels.pdf"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mailing Labels</U></A> - Print these two pages of contact addresses directly to sheets of standard 3x10 mailing label stock such as <A HREF="http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=product.Details&catalogcode=WEB01&node=10211262&productcode=5260" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.avery.com/us/Main?action=prod"><U>Avery 5260</U></A>.  Print directly from your computer, place the labels on envelopes, stuff them with copies of your letter and mail.  (<A HREF="downloads/Mailing Labels.doc" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="downloads/Mailing Labels.doc"><U>MSWord .doc version</U></A>)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="downloads/Mailing List.csv" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="downloads/Mailing List.csv"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Spreadsheet</U></A> - Use this spreadsheet of contacts to provide data for your Mail Merge program.  It can be directly opened in many spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, or imported into many contact managment software products.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Black" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">NEW!</FONT>  Have a group you want to inform?  <A HREF="http://www.newbellevuelibrary.org/downloads/Handout.pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.newbellevuelibrary.org/downlo"><U>Use this Handout</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EMail List"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">E-mail List</U></A> - Cut and Paste these e-mail address into your mail client.  </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Black" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">NEW! </FONT> You can now send your email by using only one address:</div> <div>   <B>metrogov@newbellevuelibrary.org</B><B> </B></div> <div> This automatically sends your e-mail to the mayor, the vice-mayor, and all council members at once.</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 690 ><NOBR><div> <I>You will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader for some of the items above.</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/re"><U><IMG SRC="04d581f0.gif" border=0 width="88" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>