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<h3 class="entrytitle"><a href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1745" rel="bookmark"><font color="#9e0508" size="3">ALA Legislative Scorecard Now Available </font></a></h3>
<div class="entrymeta">February 04th, 2009 | Category: <a title="View all posts in Government Information" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=3" rel="category"><font color="#9e0508">Government Information</font></a>, <a title="View all posts in Grassroots Lobbying" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=20" rel="category"><font color="#9e0508">Grassroots Lobbying</font></a> </div>

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<p>Ever wonder who votes for libraries? Enhance your advocacy knowledge with the <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/referenceab/legscard/legislativescorecard.cfm" target="_blank"><font color="#9e0508">ALA Legislative Scorecard. </font></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/referenceab/legscard/legislativescorecard.cfm" target="_blank"><font color="#9e0508"></font></a></p>

<p>At a glance, discover how your elected representatives supported library initiatives and legislation. U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate versions provide comprehensive yet simple tables that make it easy for you to pinpoint specific issues that should be emphasized in your advocacy efforts.</p>

<p>Did your representative support LSTA Reauthorization? If not, get on the <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/capwiz.com');" href="http://capwiz.com/ala/home/" target="_blank"><font color="#9e0508">Legislative Action Center</font></a> and let them know we need their vote. Or, take the new easily printed out pdf version with you to the Hill when you visit your representatives during <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/washevents/nlld/nlld2009.cfm" target="_blank"><font color="#9e0508">National Library Legislative Day</font></a> May 11th-12th.</p>

<p>Need more advocacy tools? Discover the many other <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/gettinginvolved/grassroots/grassroots.cfm" target="_blank"><font color="#9e0508">grassroots advocacy resources available</font></a> at the ALA Washington Office.</p>
</div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Diedre Conkling<br><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a><br>