[ISLMA-Share] Fwd: Action Alert: ask your Senators to protect federal FY18 library funding

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Wed May 10 16:12:17 CDT 2017


Please take a few minutes out of your busy schedule to "Take Action for
Libraries." Earlier this afternoon, Senators Durbin and Duckworth had not
signed on to these two letters. I'm sure they are willing to do so as they
both signed on last year; however, I'm sure they are both busy and need a
push from YOU!

Kay Maynard

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From: ALA Washington Office <districtdispatch at alawash.org>
Date: Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:47 PM
Subject: Action Alert: ask your Senators to protect federal FY18 library
funding
To: islmafirst at gmail.com


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The May 19 deadline for Senators to sign this year's "Dear Appropriator"
letters
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to support FY 2018 funding for the Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program is quickly
approaching!

*As of this afternoon, only 14 Senators have signed for IAL and just 22
have backed LSTA, both way under last year's totals. That means that we
need all library supporters to call their Senators TODAY and ask them to
support federal funding for libraries.*

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Our ask is simple "please support federal library funding by signing both
the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Innovative
Approaches to Literacy (IAL) Dear Appropriator letters being circulated by
Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island."

The first "Dear Appropriator" letter asks the Committee to provide $186.6
million for LSTA in FY 2018 and the second requests level funding of $27
million for IAL. When large numbers of Senators sign these letters, it
sends a strong signal to the Senate Appropriations Committee to reject
requests to eliminate IMLS, and to continue funding for LSTA and IAL at
least at current levels.

Between LSTA and IAL, $213 million in current federal library funding is at
risk.

ALA's Legislative Action Center
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you everything you need to identify your Senators and to tell him or her to
sign the LSTA and IAL "Dear Appropriator" letters being circulated to
protect both of these critical programs in the FY 2018 federal budget.

Not sure what LSTA and IAL are all about? Visit District Dispatch for more
background information
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