[ISLMA-Share] ALA Action Alert: Help support IMLS reauthorization

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School Library Advocates--

ALA is asking for our support for re-authorizing MLSA, the act that makes
federal grants to libraries available. Read on to learn more and then
contact Illinois' two U.S. Senators Duckworth and Durbin for their support
for this bill.

Lou Ann Jacobs
AISLE Legislation Advocate

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Advocacy Alert: MLSA

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*What happened:*

At the end of 2017, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2017
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was introduced by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thad
Cochran (R-MS), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). The
2017 MLSA (S. 2271) reauthorizes the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS), showing congressional support for the federal agency. IMLS
administers funding through the Library Services Technology Act (LSTA), the
only federal program that exclusively covers services and funding for
libraries. LSTA provides more than $183 million for libraries through the
Grants to States program, the National Leadership Grants for Libraries, the
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, and Native American Library
Services.

*Why this is important:*

A federally funded agency or program typically requires an "authorization",
which is legislation passed by Congress providing its justification. The
authorization must be periodically reauthorized. IMLS and LSTA were last
authorized in 2010, and the authorization expired in 2016. Although an
authorization is not a requirement for a program to receive federal
funding, passage of a reauthorization sends a strong signal of support to
the Appropriations Committees.

An agency lacking an authorization risks becoming a target for elimination
by "budget hawks" in Congress. With the FY 2019 budget looming, it is
important for IMLS to be reauthorized.

*What you can do:*

Contact your Senators and urge them to show support for libraries by
becoming a cosponsor of S. 2271. Tell them how your library supports the
constituents of their state, and tell them how LSTA funds enable your
library to offer valuable services to your community

Need more information? Check out the most recent District Dispatch
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post or read up on the history of MLSA
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