[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E396-E397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     SCHOOLS INVITED TO APPLY FOR FREE 3M LIBRARY SECURITY PRODUCTS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2001

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following for the Record.


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         3M ANNOUNCES PROGRAM TO DONATE $1.5 MILLION TO SCHOOLS

       3M, in partnership with the American Association of School 
     Librarians, will select 100 schools to receive 3M security 
     products that protect their valuable resources.
       St. Paul, Minn.--March 6, 2001--3M today announced the 
     company will donate $1.5 million to middle and high schools 
     through its ``3M Salute to Schools'' program in 2001, which 
     provides much-needed security products that help reduce the 
     loss of valuable library resources.
       One hundred schools will be selected to receive, free of 
     charge, up to two 3M\TM\ Detection Systems for the entrance/
     exit of their library media centers, a supply of 3M\TM\ 
     Tattle-Tape\TM\ Security Strips for making materials and 
     materials processing accessories--a package with an average 
     value of about $15,000.
       Now in its second year, ``3M Salute to Schools'' is 
     sponsored by 3M, in partnership with the American Association 
     of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American 
     Library Association. 3M and AASL both share a strong 
     commitment to education and value investing in the nation's 
     schools.
       ``Protecting a school's most valuable learning tools is an 
     ongoing challenge for a library media center with limited 
     resources and no proven security,'' says Don Leslie, 3M 
     Library Systems. ``One of the fundamental goals of `3M Salute 
     to Schools' is to enhance education by making detection 
     systems more available to schools that might not otherwise 
     have the resources to purchase them.''
       In 2000, 3M donated $1 million to schools through ``3M 
     Salute to Schools.'' AASL selected 70 schools to receive a 3M 
     detection system from among more than 500 applicants.
       ``Research shows the highest-achieving students attend 
     schools with good library media centers, and protecting 
     library resources contributes to the overall improvement of 
     library media services for young people.'' says Harriet 
     Selverstone, president of AASL. ``AASL is pleased to again 
     partner with 3M to help school libraries preserve these 
     resources for students throughout the country.''
       ``3M Salute to Schools'' is open to middle and high schools 
     in the United States. Schools selected to receive the 
     donation will be awarded up to two 3M detection systems for 
     the entrance/exit of their library media centers, a supply of 
     3M\TM\ Tattle-Tape\TM\ Security Strips for marking items in 
     their collection and necessary materials processing 
     accessories. Individual donations will vary depending upon 
     specific needs of the library, such as the size of a 
     collection and the physical layout of the media center. To be 
     considered for the donation, a school must meet eligibility 
     requirements and be able to demonstrate a need for a 
     detection system.
       Applications are available online at www.3M.com/library of 
     by calling the American Library Association Fax-On-Demand 
     system at 1-800-545-2433, then press 4 and request document 
     no. 802. Recipients will be announced at the American Library 
     Association Annual Conference, June 14 through 20 in San 
     Francisco. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2001.
       For more information about the 2001 ``3M Salute to 
     Schools'' program, contact the AASL Awards Program at 1-800-
     545-2433, ext. 4383, or [email protected].
       The global leader in library security for more than 30 
     years, 3M protects literally billions of individual items in 
     thousands of libraries throughout the world. 3M is a Founding 
     Partner to the American Library Association's Campaign for 
     America's Libraries, also known as the @ your library\TM\ 
     campaign. This five-year public education campaign is 
     designed to help promote the value of all types of libraries 
     and librarians in the 21st century. The sponsorship further 
     demonstrates 3M's commitment to helping libraries better meet 
     the changing needs of library professionals and their 
     customers--now and in the future.

     

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