[Libs-Or] Fwd: [fllan] Call To Action: Please sign Congressman Grijalva's Dear Colleague supporting library funding!

[Diedre Conkling]

PLEASE contact your Representative by April 1.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kristin K. Murphy <kmurphy at alawash.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Subject: [fllan] Call To Action: Please sign Congressman Grijalva's Dear
Colleague supporting library funding!
To: fllan at ala.org


   *Urgent Call to Action!*
Sign onto Dear Colleague supporting library funding by Congressman Grijalva!



Please contact your Representative and ask him or her to sign the "Dear
Colleague" letter being circulated by Congressman Raul Grijalva 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 Wednesday April 1!  *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 hundreds of 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 House Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriation Subcommittees and requests that the House 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.



*When you contact your Representative, you must ask him or her to call Joseph
Mais <joseph.mais at mail.house.gov> in order to co-sign the letter at
202.225.2435.*

http://capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=13037141



As always, please contact me if you have any questions.


Best,
Kristin Murphy

American Library Association

kmurphy at alawash.org

(202) 628-8410



-- 
Diedre Conkling
diedre08 at gmail.com
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