<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Now Tell me Libraries Aren&#8217;t Essential to their&nbsp;Communities!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s another great article on a service libraries can provide:  <a title="libraries fight foreclosure" href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/02122013/libraries-help-homeowners-fight-foreclosure" target="_blank">Libraries Help Homeowners Fight Foreclosure</a>.  (American Libraries, Jan/Feb 2013)</p>
<p>The article is primarily about Southern California and San Diego County, but also mentions housing clinics offered by the Las Vegas–Clark County Library District.  I encourage you to consider offering such programs at your library.  If nothing else you can link to helpful resources.</p>
<p>Related links:</p>
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<li><a title="Chicago PL Foreclosure" href="http://www.chipublib.org/cplbooksmovies/poptopics/foreclosure.php" target="_blank">Housing Market and Foreclosure Resources</a> (Chicago Public Library)</li>
<li><a title="@yourlibrary.org foreclosure" href="http://atyourlibrary.org/financial-tips/libraries-provide-lifeline-homeowners-facing-foreclosure" target="_blank">Libraries Provide a Lifeline for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure</a> (atyourlibrary.org)</li>
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