Mar 12
The White House budget proposal for FY2020 has, for a third time, proposed elimination of federal funding for libraries. This year’s “Dear Appropriator” letters have started to circulate in the House, asking Representatives to preserve more than $210 million in federal library funding. Read more
Oct 10
Please email your Senators and your Representative and urge them to cosponsor the Museum and Library Services Act.
Oct 4
The ALA and libraries had several major wins in Washington recently, but we still need your help! Read more
Mar 28
Now that the “Dear Appropriator” letters have started to circulate in the Senate, it’s time to ask Senators to preserve over $210 million in federal library funding. One letter asks the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the second letter asks for full funding for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Read more
Mar 8
This week “Dear Appropriator” letters have started to circulate in the House, asking Representatives to preserve at least $210 million in federal library funding. One letter asks members of the House Appropriations Committee to fully fund the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the second does the same for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Read more
Feb 19
Last week, the White House released its budget proposal for FY2019 with a proposed significant cut to federal library funding. The administration’s budget proposal eliminates the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and eliminates the $27 million Innovative Approaches to Literacy program administered by the Department of Education. Read more
Jan 25
Common School Funds, used to purchase library books and other instructional materials, are in jeopardy. Two bills – Senate Bill 713 and its companion bill Assembly Bill 857 – were introduced on Monday that would end the Common School Fund as we know it.
What can you do?
Nov 27
What Happened:
The day before Thanksgiving, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Pai publicly shared his plan to dismantle network neutrality protections approved by the FCC in 2015 and affirmed by the federal appeals court in 2016. The new draft order is scheduled to be voted on by the five FCC commissioners on December 14. Read more
Jul 6
Right now, the members of the “Labor HHS” Subcommittees are working on the FY18 budget. If your Representative and/or your Senators sit on the all-important “Labor HHS” Subcommittees, please ask them to fund LSTA at $186.6 million and IAL at $27 million in FY 2018. Read more
Jun 16
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published its proposal to undo the 2015 net neutrality rules and is now accepting public comment on the measure. Read more
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