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2009 WHCLIST Award (for non-librarians)

The White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST) and the ALA Washington Office wish to announce the 2009 WHCLIST Award that provides a stipend of $300 to help defray the costs for a non-librarian participant to attend National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) May 11th and 12th in Washington, DC. WHCLIST was an effective [...]

Barack Obama Stands Up For Libraries (from 2005 ALA)

President-Elect Barack Obama keynoted the opening general session at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23–29, 2005, while a U.S. senator from Illinois. This article, published in the August 2005 issue ofAmerican Libraries, is an adaptation of that speech, which drew record crowds and garnered a standing ovation.

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The Governor's state budget reversions

The Governor has announced the state’s budget reversions. The statewide plan from the Governor’s Office is available online, at: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/tempcontent/FinalPlan_10-8.pdf

Libraries win second round against National Security Letters

Libraries Win Second Round against National Security Letters “I’m grateful that I am able now to talk about what happened to me, so that other libraries can learn how they can fight back from these overreaching demands,” Internet Archive founder and digital librarian Brewster Kahle stated May 7, two days after records were unsealed documenting [...]

Jim Rettig testifies on EPA libraries

ALA President-elect Jim Rettig testified March 13 before the U.S. House of Representatives on the closure of libraries at the Environmental Protection Agency. Speaking to the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Rettig spoke on several questions that have raised alarm bells within the library community, the science community, and [...]

ALA President-elect Jim Rettig to testify before Congress on EPA libraries

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, March 13, ALA President-elect Jim Rettig will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives on the impact of library closings at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Speaking to the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Mr. Rettig intends to address several of the developments of the past [...]

ALA Washington Office Debuts Legislative Scorecard 2007

ALA members often inquire as to how their Members of Congress voted on issues of particular importance to libraries. In response, the ALA Washington Office has created the Legislative Scorecard.

Covering votes from 2007, the scorecard lists several key pieces of federal library-related legislation that ALA supported, and places a check mark beside the [...]

National Library Legislative Day (NLLD)

On May 13 & 14, 2008, librarians of all kinds are invited to Washington, DC, for an event like no other: National Library Legislative Day (NLLD).

NLLD is a two-day event in which people who care about libraries participate in advocacy and issue training sessions, interact with Capitol Hill insiders, and visit congressional member offices [...]

Libraries nationwide to benefit from President Bush's proposed budget

WASHINGTON — The American Library Association (ALA) applauds the funding increases for libraries proposed in President Bush’s fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget, released this morning. The increases in library funding proposed by the President will mean that many of America‘s libraries [...]

2008 VLA Legislative Agenda and Funding Requests Flyer

Legislative Day is fast approaching. To assist in visiting your delegates and senators the 2008 VLA Legislative Agenda (PDF) and Funding Requests Flyer (PDF) are available as helpful advocacy resources.

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