{"id":3244,"date":"2018-10-02T18:32:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T02:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/?p=3244"},"modified":"2018-10-02T18:32:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T02:32:21","slug":"advocacy-alert-museum-and-library-services-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/advocacy-alert-museum-and-library-services-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Alert:\u00a0Museum and Library Services Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

We received this request from the ALA. Please consider showing your support!<\/p>\n

\nWe need you to take action today!<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the heels of our amazing\u00a0funding news last week<\/a>, the\u00a0Museum and Library Services Act<\/strong>\u00a0– legislation to reauthorize the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) – was introduced in both the Senate (S.3530<\/a><\/strong>) and House (H.R.6988<\/a><\/strong>) this past Friday with strong leadership and bipartisan support.<\/p>\n

ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo\u00a0praised the new legislation<\/a><\/strong>: “ALA appreciates the many ways these two bills build on the successes of previous reauthorizations of the IMLS. We applaud all of the hard work to ensure\u00a0S. 3530 and H.R. 6988 equitably distribute Library Services and Technology Act funds to large and small states, expands eligibility for tribal libraries, supports disaster readiness, and reinforces ALA’s message that strong communities need strong libraries.”<\/p>\n

With few working days available to Congress to consider legislation, only bills with bipartisan support are likely to pass. ALA’s goal now is to have Congress take up\u00a0S.3530<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0H.R.6988<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

To make sure these two bills keep moving, please complete these two actions now.<\/strong>
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If both bills are passed, it will deliver\u00a0a strong message from Congress that funding for federal library programs is a priority for them.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please\u00a0email your Senators<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0email your Representative<\/a>\u00a0today and urge them to cosponsor the Museum and Library Services Act.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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