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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, October 24, American Library Association (ALA) President-elect Jim Rettig testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ House Administration Committee at an oversight hearing on the Library of Congress.
Traditionally, the Library of Congress has served as a de facto national library, [...] A provision of the USA Patriot Act allowing the FBI to issue National Security Letters (NSLs) without court approval was deemed by a federal judge September 6 to violate the First Amendment. NSLs, which have been used to demand private information from libraries, telephone companies, internet service providers, and other data-gathering bodies, have been under [...] WASHINGTON — Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide crucial checks against the National Security Letters (NSLs) authority expanded under the USA PATRIOT Act, which has impacted numerous library patrons across the country.
May 1 and 2, 2007, marked the 33rd Annual National Library Legislative Day events. This year, over 420 participants from 47 states came to Washington, DC, to speak with their Members of Congress about the needs of libraries in the areas of funding, telecommunications, copyright, privacy and government information. One of the participants was Danny [...] Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed legislation March 22 requiring the state’s public libraries to install internet filters to block offensive material but allowing adults who are conducting research to have the filters disabled.The legislation, which passed the House 85–12 and the Senate 31–9, was supported by the conservative Family Foundation of Virginia, which [...] On May 1 & 2, 2007, 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 [...] On May 1 & 2, 2007, 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 [...] Want to help libraries across Virginia? Get involved supporting the VLA Legislative Agenda! The VLA Legislative Committee has just posted VLA’s 2007 Legislative Agenda. Following a recent change in terms of the Patriot Act, federal authorities said they will end their efforts to prevent a library organization from identifying itself as a part of an antiterrorism investigation. Last year, the FBI sent a so-called national security letter to the Library Connection, an organization of 26 libraries in Connecticut, seeking [...] Senate Passes FY 2007 Budget; Faces Uphill Battle In The House; reposted from ALAWON On Thursday, March 16, the Senate narrowly passed its $2.8 trillion fiscal year 2007 budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 95), by a 51-49 vote. Five Republicans voted against the budget resolution while Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) supported the budget resolution. The congressional [...] |
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