<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">From ALA--</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please contact Senators Duckworth and Durbin in regards to federal funding of libraries. Info is below and a link to send email.</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lou Ann Jacobs</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Legislative Advocacy</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:louajcbs@gmail.com">louajcbs@gmail.com</a><br>
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<div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:115%;text-align:left;color:black;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold">Advocacy Alert: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:115%;text-align:left;color:black;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal">Museum and Library Services Act</span><br>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:16px">What happened:</span></strong></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">At the end of 2017, the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxiUp0QZinWPBHOSLp9WVnhYJG00RPAbqz0L96KSRfnePezv9Ey-I10M6NBXNe-J954JWggjSdW71J8oFF-qG5gaGlLZfqO1pBlEKBngejYE_lndU8WZbFWcHrdrI4J2aou3rXbzapWKeN4yWRp2nCxwSzBKki4O9bTIvgtpJk_ZfZFFA8g3ezqUsLDSXoqqGrIRkR3pXG6DiAQoU3YS4m4-K69Xc4dHY_29JykUSS8g1YAYxPptfoV9W7Rjy16nqe&lp=0" target="_blank">Museum and Library Services Act of 2017</a> 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 (</span>S. 2271) <span style="font-size:14px">reauthorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), showing congressional support for the federal agency. </span></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">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.</span></span></font></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Since this campaign began, we've received confirmation that five new Senators have agree to cosponsor MLSA:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Senator Tester (D-MT)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Senator Whitehouse (D-RI)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Senator Wicker (R-MS)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Senator Coons (D-DE)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Senator Smith (D-MN)</span></span></li>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:16px">Why this is important:</span></strong></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">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. </span></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">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.</span></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:16px">What you can do:</span></strong></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">Contact your Senators and urge them to show support for libraries by becoming a cosponsor of </span>S. 2271<span style="font-size:14px">. 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.</span></span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px">If your Senator has already signed, send them a thank you note! Let them know you appreciate their support of federal library funding.</span></span></font></div>
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