[OPLINLIST] Fwd: [Michlib-l] Learn about the federal budget process - ALA webinar on April 13 at 2:30pm eastern

Mon Apr 10 10:40:18 EDT 2017

I saw this and thought I'd share -- ALA is hosting a webinar on the federal
budget process, specifically regarding IMLS funding.

Please excuse me if this has already been shared...

Janelle Thomas

Director, Swanton Public Library

305 Chestnut St.

Swanton, OH 43558

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From: White, Shannon (MDE) <WhiteS29 at michigan.gov>
Date: Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Subject: [Michlib-l] Learn about the federal budget process - ALA webinar
on April 13 at 2:30pm eastern
To: michlib-l <Michlib-l at mcls.org>

*If you are interested in learning more about the federal budget process
and how relates to IMLS-LSTA funds join ALA for a webinar on April 13 at
2:30pm.  See below for details from ALA about the event.*

*Appropriations webinar announced for National Library Week*

Appropriations, Budgets, and Continuing Resolutions: what you need to know
about the Congressional Appropriations Process

Confused about the $1 trillion Federal Appropriations process? Does talk of
the FY 17 budget, FY 18 budget, the President’s “Skinny” budget, Continuing
Resolutions and Omnibus budgeting leave you a tad confused?  You are not
alone!

To help answer some of these questions, ALA is hosting a webinar on April
13, 2017, 2:30pm eastern to provide an overview of the Federal budget and
appropriations process, its impact on libraries throughout the country and
how front line advocacy efforts may support libraries. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsmYSdbM6yM)

Join the ALA Washington Office Appropriations expert Kevin Maher and the
Penn Hill lobbying group’s Aissa Canchola for an hour-long discussion of
the ABCs of the budget process in Washington. These budget experts will
help explain how Congress can be working on last year’s budget AND this
year’s budget at the same time, what the President’s proposal to eliminate
the Institute for Museum and Library Services could mean for more than $213
million in federal library funding and how Congress is expected to proceed
in the coming weeks and months.

The stakes are high this year and all federal library funding is on the
chopping block after the President effectively proposed eliminating these
important programs. Communications to Members of the House of
Representatives in support of the annual “Dear Appropriator” letters for
the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and Innovative Approaches to
Literacy (IAL) program were successful this year, but it is only the start
of a year-long FY 2018 appropriations. What’s next on the funding front?

You will walk away from this session with a clearer idea of how Congress’
budget and appropriations machine works and, how you can learn about
critical library funding for LSTA and IAL.

Here is your chance to hear from the experts and ask questions of how it
all works (or doesn’t).

No registration is required – just join on YouTube on April 13, 2017 at
2:30pm eastern and use the #SaveIMLS to ask a question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsmYSdbM6yM

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Shannon White
Director of Statewide Library Services
Library of Michigan

702 W. Kalamazoo

Lansing, MI 48909

www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan

517.373.9489 <(517)%20373-9489>

Whites29 at michigan.gov

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