[Libs-Or] ALA Virtual Legislative Day allows library advocates to contact Congress from home

[Diedre Conkling]

http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=6136

ALA Virtual Legislative Day allows library advocates to contact Congress
from home <http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=6136>
May 04, 2011 ( No
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Jillian
Kalonick<http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/users/jillian-kalonick>
ALTAFF

PHILADELPHIA – Virtual Library Legislative Day is part of the American
Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Legislative Day on May 10, when
hundreds of library advocates will descend on Capitol Hill to meet with
members of Congress and their staffs. Library advocates who cannot make it
to Capitol Hill for the event can still be a part of the effort by calling
and/or e-mailing their elected officials on May 10 – or any time the week of
May 9-13.

The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations
(ALTAFF), the ALA Washington Office, ALA Chapter Relations, and the ALA
Office for Library Advocacy will lead Virtual Library Legislative Day, an
opportunity for all library advocates to make their voices heard on a
national level.

ALTAFF Executive Director Sally Gardner Reed encourages all advocates to
take part in this united effort to ensure America’s libraries can continue
to serve the public. “If citizens who care for libraries remain silent, it’s
the same as saying they are okay with low budgets and closed libraries,”
Reed said. “The only way for us to make a difference is to make our voices
heard.”

National Library Legislative Day began in 1976. In 2003, Friends of
Libraries U.S.A. began a virtual component to engage Friends of the Library
groups, library advocates, and supporters around the country who could not
travel to Washington, D.C. for the main event. Now its ninth consecutive
year, the virtual campaign continues to support the efforts of those who
attend this important day in Washington, D.C. and meet with their elected
officials in person.

Talking points and links to contact information for members of Congress are
available on the ALTAFF website (www.ala.org/altaff) and
www.ilovelibraries.org. Both web sites also provide a flyer and bookmarks
for library advocates to print, e-mail, or post on their websites to help
spread the word in their communities.

In addition, a recorded webcast available on both websites highlights
actions advocates can take to support the library community in Washington,
D.C. For more information, visit www.ala.org/altaff or
www.ilovelibraries.org.

More information about National Library Legislative Day, including a list of
events for those who plan to participate in Washington, D.C., can be found
online at http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/nlld/index.cfm.

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ALTAFF <http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff/index.cfm> is a division of
the American Library Association that supports citizens who govern, promote,
advocate, and fundraise for libraries. ALTAFF brings together library
Trustees, advocates, Friends, and Foundations into a partnership that
creates a powerful force for libraries in the 21st century. For more
information, visit www.ala.org/altaff, or contact Jillian Kalonick at (312)
280-2161 or jkalonick at ala.org.
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*Diedre Conkling**
Lincoln County Library District
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