<a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/</a><h1 class="entry-title">ALA Launches Text-Message Advocacy Service</h1>
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<span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/" title="10:00 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">May 3, 2012</span></a> <span class="by-author"><span class="sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/author/jazzy/" title="View all posts by Jazzy Wright" rel="author">Jazzy Wright</a></span> </span><span class="comments-link"><span class="meta-sep">|</span><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/#respond" title="Comment on ALA Launches Text-Message Advocacy Service"></a></span>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Advocates who wish to sign up for the service can text the word “library” to <strong>877877</strong> or sign up online at <a title="Link" href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/districtdispatch.org/textalerts" target="_blank">districtdispatch.org/textalerts</a>.</p>
<p>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).</p>
<p>“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.</p>
<p>Service subscribers can expect to receive 2-3 texts per month on average.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2012/05/ala-launches-text-message-advocacy-service/</a></p>
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