[Libs-Or] INFORMATION: ALA Launches Text-Message Advocacy Service

[Diedre Conkling]

http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/ALA
Launches Text-Message Advocacy Service
Posted on May 3,
2012<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/>
by Jazzy Wright <http://www.districtdispatch.org/author/jazzy/>
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This year, the American Library Association launched Mobile Commons, a new
advocacy tool that will allow library supporters to receive text message
alerts from the ALA's Office of Government Relations. The opt-in service
will allow the ALA to communicate advocacy messages in a quick and
effective fashion using an innovative texting and calling feature.

Advocacy subscribers will have the option to call legislators to discuss
particular issues toll-free through Mobile Commons. The text messages will
provide subscribers with talking points on issues before automatically
transferring the advocates to the offices of their legislators.

Advocates who wish to sign up for the service can text the word "library"
to *877877* or sign up online at
districtdispatch.org/textalerts<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/districtdispatch.org/textalerts>
.

Mobile Commons was created to deliver more timely communication with
advocates and to generate a higher volume of calls into Congress. The
Office of Government Relations was alerted to the service after the
micro-blogging site Tumblr used it to generate 88,000 calls into the House
of Representatives in 14 hours as part of their opposition to the Stop
Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

"This timely program will make it much easier for library advocates to stay
informed and get involved in the issues facing our nation's libraries,"
said Ted Wegner, ALA grassroots coordinator.

Service subscribers can expect to receive 2-3 texts per month on average.


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