[ISLMA-Share] Contact Sen. Duckworth and Sen. Durbin!

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Done! Happily! 
THANK YOU ISLMA for reminding us!  Just tweeted them!

> On May 7, 2017, at 1:25 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> I followed Beth's instructions which were very easy to do, and contacted both Senators Durbin and Duckworth on Friday. I agree with Lou Ann that it it important that you take action now!
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> Kay Maynard
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> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info <mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
> As of this morning, neither Senator from Illinois has signed the two funding letters. Please, contact senators Duckworth and Durbin now.  Beth's message has the details.
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> Lou Ann Jacobs
> ISLMA Legislation Chair
> louajcbs at gmail.com <mailto:louajcbs at gmail.com>
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> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info <mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
> Illinois folks--contact your senators now! 
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> All federal funding for libraries will disappear if Congress accepts Trump’s proposed FY18 budget.  Congress is working on their own version, and we need them to put back in the federal funds for libraries.  Here’s how you can help:
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> Just 20 U.S. Senators have already signed on to letters of support for federal funding for libraries.  Please find out if your Senator has supported libraries by checking this sortable online tracker <https://airtable.com/shrbwBqmeYMWSYu2f/tblibE5jSCHVLvFmx/viw6jssU5hI83m3jY>
> If they have signed on to both FY18 letters, send them a brief thanks.  If they have not, then please call, email, write, fax or Tweet the office of your U.S. Senators. Ready to use messages are here: http://cqrcengage.com/ala/?0 <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/?0>  but you will be asking them to:
> Sign on to the Dear Appropriator letter that Sens. Reed and Collins are circulating, which calls for $186.6 million in funding for the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA).  
> Sign on to the Dear Appropriator letter that Sens. Reed, Grassley and Stabenow are circulating in support of $27 million for Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL).
> Check out these other ways <http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2017/03/16/how-you-can-save-federal-funding-for-libraries-help-teens/> you can take action to support libraries
> Encourage family, friends, patrons, contractors, vendors, coworkers, etc. to do the same!
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> Thank you,
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> -Beth
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> P.S. if you call your Senator’s office and the line is busy, use Resistbot instead  It’s easy! https://resistbot.io/ <https://resistbot.io/>
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> Beth Yoke, CAE
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> Executive Director
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> Young Adult Library Services Association
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> 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
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> 1.800.545.2433 x4391 <tel:(800)%20545-2433>
> fax: 312.280.5276 <tel:(312)%20280-5276>
> byoke at ala.org <mailto:byoke at ala.org>
> @yalsa_director
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> Take action to support funding for teens and libraries: http://bit.ly/2oaiVZD <http://bit.ly/2oaiVZD>
> Sarah Hill, Information Services Librarian
> Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
> Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) President, 2016-2017
> Twitter @glibrarian
> Work Phone: 217.234.5440 <tel:(217)%20234-5440>
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> Take action to support funding <http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2017/05/04/what-we-learned-from-a-visit-to-washington-dc-how-you-can-help/> for teens and libraries
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