[ISLMA-Share] Reminder: Ask your Senator to support MLSA

Wed Jan 31 16:17:58 CST 2018

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Please contact Senators Duckworth and Durbin in regards to federal funding
of libraries. Info is below and a link to send email.

Lou Ann Jacobs
Legislative Advocacy
louajcbs at gmail.com

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Advocacy Alert: Museum and Library Services Act

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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.
Since this campaign began, we've received confirmation that five new
Senators have agree to cosponsor MLSA:

   - Senator Tester (D-MT)
   - Senator Whitehouse (D-RI)
   - Senator Wicker (R-MS)
   - Senator Coons (D-DE)
   - Senator Smith (D-MN)

*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
during the yearly appropriations cycle. With the FY 2019 budget looming, it
is important for MLSA 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 federal library funding
enables your library to offer valuable services to your community.
If your Senator has already signed, send them a thank you note! Let them
know you appreciate their support of federal library funding.
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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