<div dir="ltr">Hi folks,<div><br></div><div>See ALA's note below. Please contact your federal representative as well as Senators Wyden and Merkley to encourage them to include libraries in their coronavirus relief efforts. </div><div><br></div><div>Click the "Email Congress Now" link to send a message to your elected officials. You can use the "Find your elected officials" tool on the right side of OLA's advocacy website to find contact information. Once you type in your zip code, you'll get a list of federal elected officials. Just click their name to get the contact info for their office.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://cqrcengage.com/alaor/">http://cqrcengage.com/alaor/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for all that you're doing to help serve and inform the public throughout this pandemic. Y'all are awesome!<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div>Buzzy Nielsen</div><div><br></div><div>*****</div><div>Chair, 2019-20<br></div><div>Library Development & Legislative Committee<br></div><div>Oregon Library Association</div><div><a href="mailto:ldlcchair@olaweb.org" target="_blank">ldlcchair@olaweb.org</a></div><div>541-447-7978 (o)</div><div>971-270-0527 (m)</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><font face="Tahoma"><br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 20, 2020 8:46 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> ALA Advocacy Alert: Urge Congress to Support Economic Relief for Libraries</font>
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<p>Buzzy,</p>
<p>As you know, Congress is moving extremely quickly on economic relief and recovery packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact across many industries.</p>
<p>Now is the time to contact your elected officials to let them know what libraries are facing. ALA is urging Congress to include at least $2 billion for libraries in COVID-19 economic relief legislation, and we need you to let them know how critical this
funding is to libraries of all types across the country.</p>
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<p><strong>The American Library Association is working with Congress to advocate for
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libraries and the stimulus package</a>, but we need you to add your voice and underscore the urgency of the need. Can we count on you to send an email today?
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<p>Libraries are - and have always been - community anchors, addressing challenges in times of peace and in times of crisis. We are poised to contribute powerfully to recovery, but we expect hardships in the months ahead and a surge in demand for our services.
Please contact Congress today and underscore the need for libraries to be included in any economic stimulus relief now.</p>
<p>Thank you,<br>
ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Team</p>
<p><strong>PS - Want to take the next step? Post to social media and share why your library is uniquely ready to contribute to recovery when the time comes. Here's a sample post to get you started:</strong></p>
<p style="margin-left:40px">[@tagyourelectedofficial], libaries across the country have the potential to powerfully catalyze the recovery from COVID-19 once we get back to work. Please include us in the relief package and keep #LibrariesStrong.</p>
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