[OPLINLIST] FW: [aladnow] FW: IMPORTANT! VOTE SCHEDULED ON THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT!

[Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela]

Information from the American Library Association…

 

Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and

Deputy Director

Akron-Summit County Public Library

60 S. High Street

Akron, OH  44326

 

Phone 330.643.9102          Fax 330.643.9160

 

phs at akronlibrary.org         www.akronlibrary.org <http://www.akronlibrary.org>  

 

Recognized as one of America's Best Libraries ««««« <http://www.akronlibrary.org/5star.html> 

 

The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support, improve, and enrich individual, family, and community life.

 

From: Marci Merola [mailto:mmerola at ala.org] 
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 12:19 PM
To: aladnow at ala.org
Subject: [aladnow] FW: IMPORTANT! VOTE SCHEDULED ON THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT!
Importance: High

 

Good news! The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a vote on the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) for Tuesday. Your phone calls to Congress are especially important now as your representatives will be making a decision on how they plan to vote on this bill.  Please call your representative and then distribute this message to your lists as well.  

Please call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be transferred to your representative’s office. Tell their staffs that passing MLSA is imperative to ensuring libraries can continue providing critical resources and services to their constituents, particularly in this tough economy. Specifically highlighting programs or resources your library provides to the member’s constituents will make your message stronger.  A link to the full action alert can be found here <http://capwiz.com/ala/callalert/index.tt?alertid=20724501> .

 

MLSA will ensure that all library programs under the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), are authorized, therefore equipping IMLS to lead America’s libraries. This bill received bipartisan support from both Republicans and Democrats when it passed the Senate late week, and it will need the same bipartisan support to pass the House. To access the full text of this bill, click here <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:S3984:> . 

Your calls are urgently needed TODAY! If the House fails to pass this legislation when it is on the floor tomorrow, the whole reauthorization process will have to start over after the first of the year. We cannot let that happen.

 

Kristin Murphy

Government Relations Specialist

American Library Association - Washington Office

1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW, First Floor

Washington, D.C., 20009-2520

Phone Number: 202.628.8410

kmurphy at alawash.org

 

Take action for libraries!  Visit our Legislative Action Center at http://bit.ly/legaction

 

 

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