[Libs-Or] Fwd: Not at #NLLD18? You can still take action!

Mon May 7 09:55:56 PDT 2018

***** Please forgive cross-postings *****

Hi everyone,

As Diedre noted last week, today and tomorrow (May 7 and 8) are National
Library Legislative Days (NLLD), a time dedicated to telling our federal
legislators how valuable libraries are in the communities they serve and
how federal funding and policies help support our work. We have a great
NLLD crew representing Oregon in-person in Washington, DC:

   - Sara Charlton, Director of the Tillamook County Library;
   - Esther Moberg, OLA Vice-President/President-Elect and director of the
   Seaside Public Library;
   - Ruth Murray, retired teacher-librarian and instructor at Portland
   State University's Library Media program; and
   - Kim Olson-Charles, Distance Education & Reference Librarian at
   Concordia University.

Thanks to all of them for advocating for Oregon libraries!

Even if you're not in DC, you can still contribute. Contact Senators Wyden
and Merkley and your representative to let them know how you federal
library funding impacts your community and library. See Don Wood's message
below to see how you can participate and what ALA is prioritizing this
year. Here is their contact information. If using social media, please use
#NLLD18. Any contact method is fine, but legislators often find phone calls
to be the most meaningful.

Senator Jeff Merkley
202-224-3753
Email contact form: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

Twitter/Instagram: @SenJeffMerkley

Senator Ron Wyden
202-224-5244
Email contact form: https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/email-ron
Twitter/Instagram: @RonWyden

Representative Earl Blumenauer (3rd District)
202-225-4811

Email contact form: https://blumenauer.house.gov/contact/email

Twitter/Instagram: @repblumenauer

Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District)
202-225-0855

Email contact form: https://bonamici.house.gov/contact/email

Twitter/Instagram: @RepBonamici

Representative Peter DeFazio (4th District)
202-225-6416

Email contact form: https://defazio.house.gov/contact/email-me

Twitter: @RepPeterDeFazio

Representative Kurt Schrader (5th District)
202-225-5711

Email contact form: https://schrader.house.gov/contact/

Twitter: @RepSchrader

Representative Greg Walden (2nd District)
202-225-6730

Email contact form: https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me

Twitter/Instagram: @repgregwalden

And as always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks for your advocacy efforts!

Cheers!
Buzzy Nielsen
OLA President, 2017-18

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
Date: Mon, May 7, 2018 at 7:43 AM
Subject: [alacro-l] Not at #NLLD18? You can still take action!
To: "alacro-l at lists.ala.org" <alacro-l at lists.ala.org>

Today we are kicking off National Library Legislative Day
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxu639iMQi32VhIZtcwyOmwGpXPkrP0EXQkIRaqP9D2Dlw8hdREbdrnjxwm7veipFKX1qXvRK8brhu97naHJxubKhqZyf-MM5nx0v7X7GReaFsv796RY1ZKE7KkFJiX9XR&lp=0>
in Washington, D.C. and we would like to ask you to help us boost the
signal. In this email, you will find everything you need to let your
Senators and Representatives know how important libraries are to you and
your community.

*This year's priority asks:*

   - *House & Senate: Reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act*
   - *House & Senate: Fully Fund LSTA / IAL for FY 2019*
   - *House & Senate: Support equitable access to broadband*

To learn more, check out the funding
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxOSBH9FQb-Yi1gBZR_1hDmaQ398nR1fvio6GUWXBxGCIHuxNlO15hQI-LVesyiuygUm1lp0BosqugKTv4Ez5Gr8VPC5rAYhw7RpMBqOqkeykE4ZSK0iXwt9b_e_asMa4geMqOIvDpmXQ1Z_b0yAmY_3A-nmEXy7cBFK8EX24dRJomg3eRGUjv5i3OZni2FNGU0ZQTq5yE8Ju_rf43Qcw_Cxao2wRTfDJxATAq9Mm5bALfvWmdqicdoQaG2X-MhTGy2-ajT1N20dciLCP6ojNThaEodDxrd22pIgdSZQQ8Jxw&lp=0>
 and broadband
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxC9anu8WJJRNblEqe_O7KKGln4o8jFNwzR_fHLryXKZ2LAt2q3Ej8EmIiEmpIYoxshl21n1vzhpWq8VckakXh-8r8NxBiSpGegm2F2zyHO3tKzMY0HTGrd4s0B9Jl7sTqxvMVJMgvtfnQf2YhfdhobvObQF7hGJyq4kAfkOtH41MZdC8dkxedWa_d1n9RSMQ6ejmopFIzAYrUe9UAxG7Y16n4Bs_ASw7qoVAZGlrzfdu1aISM33kV56b5e9JP5QDX&lp=0>
 briefs for this year, or visit District Dispatch
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxFIW5L_7WD6KveUF6cY1U5O5J3xNif14e1LtVUl0YxRpZw9EFDyhLaUOaeGRa9iJWrsF1xcPP9qs7SZvXfeYgOx6WlKcLazuDkxFB0pGKxoW0VZ5hPX7VID8T6SMl4OjaQmYISVtir5qr2LHVjyHlqA&lp=0>
to
catch up on the latest news about these issue areas.

Want a little more information? Tune in to this year's policy briefing
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxQbJ4WaOhu-7FbAPlyq4lphxmnikjVJZkOm-at6XcFD0GY6Q5didInlUmViDUhffWY8XdOaZGwqJ4B-O_9pTuWmeeVeCtKrm0yk0qLHO9XVB0fVKj8SB86v-SHHE8oJXgWIVxD7v7M3C5TApnCyjVoqoDlXtS0x3HKjaRsTL9YFM&lp=0>.
Staff from the ALA Washington Office and other policy experts from
Washington, D.C. will provide background information related to our asks,
so you can be fully prepared to take action today. The livestream will run
from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. eastern.

*Ready to take action?*

Head to the ALA Action Center
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx05y0XcA4uNOr1UYsNtozs4vBU4OwhiEWR7ZKv8SZWQfoQoKvj-x5BumRZ0jJTD8Jo7nHUuSIFcQFA-T65HJ1_C0rel1YTbpPaCuXwynJRHqLY5w3Gd6TeBClhV0LWFpDixzt1piUSAw-GwDSb3oc5g&lp=0>
to
find talking points and email templates to use when you call or email your
elected officials. Don't forget to personalize your email! Your members of
Congress are most interested in the libraries in their state or district -
use stories or data from your area to increase the impact of your email.

*Additional resources:*

Want to do more? Be sure to refer to our Advocacy Toolkit
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxehIJltB_qGBgz0Z8BbozAMQ3afR9MZx0EXy4D_lp5TGUUvLe-5FRxtiJM-yERWKzx48iHe_Ugbgj9h4pmuJ20EqVGiVdfnMOgooQO2nPV4MY8t8BcS8FpeYqEwcRdVqg_rsEewRbljH7dPaPpkiff3rNAbM0mYbx_tea5C-Ko7Exh-n4NmG4X2iF1ItUtij86mJOyNNI7K2p7ClRbBfjus2GLCWyXmJICjwPSyQrx6g&lp=0>
for
social media tips and other advocacy activities. The toolkit includes:

   - Social media graphics
   - Sample tweets and posts
   - Project ideas
   - Letter and email templates
   - Phone call guide
   - Flyers for your library

Thank you for everything you do to advocate for libraries! If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact us <llindle at alawash.org> at any
time! We are here to help.

Don Wood
Program Officer
Chapter Relations Office
<http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/cro/index.cfm>
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
<https://maps.google.com/?q=50+East+Huron+Street+%0D%0AChicago,+IL+60611&entry=gmail&source=g>
Chicago, IL 60611
dwood at ala.org
1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429; 312-280-2429
312-280-4392 (fax)

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“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the
world.”—Malala Yousafzai

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting
to improve the world.”—Anne Frank

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<http://ilovelibraries.org/librariestransform/state-chapters-toolkit>

-- 
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olapresident at olaweb.org
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