[Libs-Or] ACTION: Fwd: Contact your elected officials on National Library Legislative Day

[Diedre Conkling]

Call today

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kristin Murphy, ALA Washington Office <kmurphy at alawash.org>
Date: Mon, May 9, 2011 at 6:11 AM
Subject: Contact your elected officials on National Library Legislative Day
To: Diedre Conkling <diedre08 at gmail.com>


       *Contact your elected officials on National Library Legislative Day!*

Take Action!
<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/GUNNPTCQLB/6863971711>



Libraries are increasingly essential in these tough economic times. People
are flocking to our nation’s libraries for job and career information, small
business research and e-government services as well as support for formal
and informal education and lifelong learning. Congress made across-the-board
cuts to federal programs in its FY2011 budget, and libraries fill the gaps
made when other agencies and services. Unfortunately, libraries are also
receiving federal budget cuts.

Even if you can’t make it Washington for National Library Legislative
Day<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/MFAQPTCQLC/6863971711>on
May 9, you can join us by contacting your representatives and senators
during Virtual Legislative Day.

Please contact your elected officials with the following requests:

*APPROPRIATIONS FY2012 *

   - Fund the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) at $232 million,
   the level last authorized in December 2010;
   - Preserve the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program with
   its own budget line and appropriate the program at its FY2010 level of $19.1
   million;
   - Maintain funding for the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistical Compendia
   Branch at $2.9 million in order to preserve publication of “Statistical
   Abstracts” and other publications;
   - Fund the Salaries and Expenses work of the Government Printing Office
   (GPO) at $42,173,000 to preserve public access through the FDLP and FedSYS.

*Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (School Libraries): *

   - Support student performance by including an effective school library
   program as part of ESEA through the LEARN Act to include:
   - A school library staffed by a state-certified school librarian;
   - A school library with up-to-date books, materials, equipment, and
   technology, including broadband connectivity; and
   - Instruction by librarians for students and staff on digital and
   computer literacy skills, including collaboration between classroom teachers
   and school librarians to develop and implement the curriculum and other
   school reforms.

While these issues are the most urgent at this time, there are many other
critical pieces of legislation impacting libraries.  For full list of key
issues that will be discussed at National Library Legislative Day, click
here <http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/MYQQPTCQLD/6863971711>.  ALA
has also drafted issue briefs on the following areas:
Access<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/GHOAPTCQLE/6863971711>,
Appropriations for
Libraries<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/KRKLPTCQLF/6863971711>,
Broadband & Telecommunications<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/OUMGPTCQLG/6863971711>,
Copyright <http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/ORIRPTCQLH/6863971711>,
Elementary
and Secondary Education
Act<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/LNJHPTCQLI/6863971711>,
Government Services &
Information<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/ICXMPTCQLJ/6863971711>,
Surveillance & Privacy<http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/KNOGPTCQLK/6863971711>and
the WILL
Act <http://capwiz.com/ala/utr/1/CEPMPSGJEG/HIWQPTCQLL/6863971711>.

     If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click
here<http://capwiz.com/ala/lmx/u/?jobid=186557858&queueid=6863971711>.






-- 

*Diedre Conkling**
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR 97365
Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066
Work email**: **diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org*<diedre at lincolncolibrarydist.org>
*
Home email: **diedre08 at gmail.com* <diedre08 at gmail.com>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20110509/33bbfb95/attachment.html>