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>From ALA District Dispatch sent on Tuesday, March 15--

Earlier this week
<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2016/03/help-millions-in-library-funding-in-congressional-crosshairs/>,
we asked for your help in defending the more than $200 million in LSTA and
other federal library funding from Congressional and Administration
cost-cutters.  Time was short then and it’s even shorter now.  Your help is
needed to get your Representative and both US Senators to sign “Dear
Appropriator” letters supporting LSTA and Innovative Approaches to Literacy
grants, among others.  With just a few days left to get as many members of
Congress behind those programs as humanly possible, now is the time for you
to go to ALA’s Legislative Action Center <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/> and
help save more than $200 million for communities across the country . . .
very likely including yours!
[image: clock showing almost midnight]
<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2015/06/ala-draws-line-in-sand-on-usa-freedom-amendments/clock-at-midnight-4/>
clock showing almost midnight
A strong showing on these letters sends a signal to the Appropriations
Committees’ to protect LSTA and IAL funding. So far, your work has
generated thousands of emails, but frankly, we need many, many more.
Whether you call, email, tweet or all of the above (which would be great),
the message to the office staff of your Senators and Representative is
simple:
“Hello, I’m a constituent. Please ask Representative/Senator ________ to
sign the LSTA and IAL ‘Dear Appropriator’ letters circulating for
signature!”
Please take five minutes to call, email, or Tweet
<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/> at your Members of Congress and support
library funding for 2017. For more detailed information, read our earlier
post on District Dispatch
<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2016/03/help-millions-in-library-funding-in-congressional-crosshairs/>
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Lou Ann Jacobs, ISLMA Legislative
ljacobs363 at aol.com
Becky Robinson
ISLMA Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 1326
Galesburg, IL  61402
309-341-1099
brobinson15 at gmail.com
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