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<h3 class="entrytitle" id="post-2052"><a href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=2052" rel="bookmark">Seventy-six days until National Library Legislative Day! </a></h3>
<div class="entrymeta">February 23rd, 2009 </div>
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<p>There are only 76 days until National Library Legislative Day! On May 11 and 12, 2009, come to Washington, D.C. and take part in a historical NLLD – with a new Administration and a new Congress, now is the time to make history in our nation's capital. <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/washevents/nlld/nlld2009.cfm" target="_blank">Please visit our NLLD Web site to register or for more information</a>.</p>
<p>In order to defray travel costs, ALA, in conjunction with the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST), is offering the WHCLIST award, which provides a stipend of $300 and a two free nights at the conference hotel to help defray the costs for a non-librarian participant to attend National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) May 11th and 12th in Washington, DC. For more information, click <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/downloads/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/washevents/nlld/2009%20NLLD%20WHCLIST%20Award.pdf');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/washevents/nlld/2009%20NLLD%20WHCLIST%20Award.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>In addition to the WHCLIST award, ACRL has announced the availability of up to $250 each for 10 individuals to attend NLLD from May 11-12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Individuals applying for the travel grants must be an ACRL Legislative Advocate (application to be an advocate will be accepted simultaneously with travel grant application), be a first-time attendee at NLLD, and apply by March, 20, 2009. Grants will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Complete details and application information is available on the <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.acrl.org');" href="http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/index.cfm" target="_blank">ACRL Web site</a>.</p>
</div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Diedre Conkling<br><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a><br>