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School Libraries and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) why YOU should care and what YOU can do!

By On December 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

By ilovelibraries.org

The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), along with the American Library Association’s Office for Library Advocacy and the Washington Office, is asking that every single person in the country who cares about libraries contact their U.S. Senators in Washington at 202-224-3121 [...]

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Call to Action for Preserving an Open Internet

By On November 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

American Library Association’s Call to Action for Preserving an Open Internet

This week the full U.S. Senate will vote on Senate Joint Resolution 6, a bill to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order passed to adopt “net neutrality.”

Please call your Senators and ask them to vote “NO” on S.J. Res. 6. [...]

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Include School Libraries in Elementary and Secondary Education Act

By On November 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Ask Your Senators to Include School Libraries in Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

On October 20, 2011 the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee marked-up the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Unfortunately, the legislation that came out of committee did not include any language for school libraries.

Please [...]

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