[Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] Urge Senators to sign "Dear Colleague" letter for increased LSTA funding

[Diedre Conkling]

 Urge Senators to sign “Dear Colleague” letter for increased LSTA funding
<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=2584> April 21st, 2009


*Urgent Call to Action!*

Please contact your Senators and ask them sign the “Dear Colleague” letter
being circulated by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in
support of funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and
the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program.

The deadline to sign the letter is *Tuesday, May 5!* LSTA and Improving
Literacy Through School Libraries are two of the most important federal
programs for libraries today. The letter will not be taken seriously, and it
will appear as if Members of Congress do not care about libraries if we
don’t have 60 signers on the letter. Programs that don’t have a vocal
support network are in danger of being cut.

The letter is addressed to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriation Subcommittees and requests that the Senate include
$300 million for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and $100
million for the Improving Literary Through School Libraries program for FY
2010.

Dear Colleague Letter<http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/libfunding/fed/DearColleague1.pdf>
Letter to Sens. Harkin and
Specter<http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/libfunding/fed/DearColleague2.pdf>

When you contact your Representative, you must ask him or her to call Andrew
Odgren with Senator Reed at 202-224-4642 or Mathew Hussey with Senator Snowe
at 202-224-5344.

Melanie Anderson <manderson at alawash.org>, Associate Director
ALA Office of Government Relations



-- 
Diedre Conkling
diedre08 at gmail.com
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