[Michlib-l] Reminder Take Action Today!

Mon Apr 3 10:26:06 EDT 2017

I wanted to remind everyone to take Action *today* (if you have not
already) to request our Michigan representatives to sign the Dear
Appropriation Letters for LSTA/IAL.

The services that the Library of Michigan provides through LSTA funds
(*including
MeL*) are critical to my students, all students in the state, and all
residents in the state.  I know that both Randy Riley and Shannon White
shared information on the depth of services that are provided to Michigan
libraries and residents through LSTA funds.

It looks like the only Michigan Representatives who have signed the current
letter for LSTA, thus far, are Deborah Dingell and Sander Levin.

Please consider taking action today.  ALA makes it easy at:
http://cqrcengage.com/ala/

Thank you!
-Kathy

Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
*Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014*
Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)
*School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach*
East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools
*2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner*
kathyL at mimame.org
810.333.5873

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Steven Bowers <sbowers at wayne.edu> wrote:

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> Call to Action                                   March 30, 2017
> Good morning Michigan Libraries,
>
> At least $210 million in federal library funding is on the budget-cutter's
> chopping block. Our champions in Congress need your help to save it and the
> Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Everything you need is at
>  ALA's Legislative Action Center
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pUES3JIdEZUQU36kTrwlPyzsJ7l7Hm047Ge175l8BSRXHqM4ETKpjD55ycCGshgBMfMZsL1Xff09Z4_LynyZwUv9AcrJXCXKWB4W70a8_Q2Ud7YUzCyU5iPgkQtPSJUmTMzfcGpIU8qL_7jf5Y1wEup5ICpka8fkOnwDLGUhkPhAZn-_sGygIA==&c=n9OTPeZdjeRkDsd_Cazdcq3AhnCj3J-d94WsIv19FvvDIXMEBwakrA==&ch=MpUUCAVEWANsX63XG1l29qC7H2GUrezFW81NfBX7r1KLOKlcZ-Jrjg==>
>  now!  You can also visit the District Dispatch
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pUES3JIdEZUQU36kTrwlPyzsJ7l7Hm047Ge175l8BSRXHqM4ETKpjD55ycCGshgBNXq4NZeganjL5lSwWi1NCAZnp0USQKgEf7LZkqe6WsV2g_F3Yqct9cJ0jlgQ9aws638mwJPdXRvxNti9gi9I940N2QAo8LlanD8UP2Fkikjy29Sad3OOinVCwHHbqZwYqbGA5Gi86wASxN89K7yhHBDJuelek64GFWawVCJ2EoA3odz5bHUo09Se66amsD5LEVfm6HGC5aRhayuWb2_GNSSw0nIAGUwA&c=n9OTPeZdjeRkDsd_Cazdcq3AhnCj3J-d94WsIv19FvvDIXMEBwakrA==&ch=MpUUCAVEWANsX63XG1l29qC7H2GUrezFW81NfBX7r1KLOKlcZ-Jrjg==>
>  for more context. *Action is needed by April 3.*
>
> Eliminating the IMLS, and the LSTA program, would have devastating impact
> on statewide library services that are provided by the Library of Michigan.
> Michigan receives approximately $4.3 million per year in IMLS funding. IMLS/LSTA
> funds and mandated state matching funds support the Michigan eLibrary (MeL)
> including databases, eBooks and MeLCat, the statewide library catalog and
> resource-sharing network. Other programs supported by LSTA funding
> including early literacy resources and continuing education for librarians
> such as the Rural Libraries Conference.
>
> As detailed in the ALA Washington Office blog
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pUES3JIdEZUQU36kTrwlPyzsJ7l7Hm047Ge175l8BSRXHqM4ETKpjD55ycCGshgBn-NKSASU25axP73K2RLZev3M4R8PDOawbQbsviKoSt19Gybj3fofRPXkxZY8sVQiSb1bb5mI1FjBQ8HV5wLqP9zF1KiYUtRwQS-Wo1t6EG44iYvdbK3BLU3j6e4YOnCoxHE6iL80jKT4sqEqS-QyMsYeJOuizTkqvoTjd95iErYKLzQc22GhVsDIajNQzI_FfLQn39SB-xSkfr1nUZ_JUmpV9MT4Botg&c=n9OTPeZdjeRkDsd_Cazdcq3AhnCj3J-d94WsIv19FvvDIXMEBwakrA==&ch=MpUUCAVEWANsX63XG1l29qC7H2GUrezFW81NfBX7r1KLOKlcZ-Jrjg==>,
> the President of the United States effectively proposed eliminating all
> federal library funding and closing IMLS - the small, respected agency that
> administers $183 million of those funds through the Library Services and
> Technology Act (LSTA). He also asked Congress to wipe out $27 million for
> Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL), which school libraries use to buy
> books and other materials for the nation's poorest children. But our
> library champions in Congress have mobilized to fight back and they need
> your help to succeed.
>
> *Members of the U.S. House need to hear from their constituents before the
> April 3 deadline. *Please e-mail or call your Representative in
> Washington today and ask them to sign both the LSTA and the IAL "Dear
> Appropriator" letters our champions have circulated, otherwise the powerful
> Appropriations Committees will not make LSTA and IAL a priority,
> dramatically increasing the odds that they will be cut or eliminated next
> year.
>
> ALA's Legislative Action Center
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pUES3JIdEZUQU36kTrwlPyzsJ7l7Hm047Ge175l8BSRXHqM4ETKpjD55ycCGshgBMfMZsL1Xff09Z4_LynyZwUv9AcrJXCXKWB4W70a8_Q2Ud7YUzCyU5iPgkQtPSJUmTMzfcGpIU8qL_7jf5Y1wEup5ICpka8fkOnwDLGUhkPhAZn-_sGygIA==&c=n9OTPeZdjeRkDsd_Cazdcq3AhnCj3J-d94WsIv19FvvDIXMEBwakrA==&ch=MpUUCAVEWANsX63XG1l29qC7H2GUrezFW81NfBX7r1KLOKlcZ-Jrjg==>
> has everything you - and five of your friends, patrons, relatives,
> employees and patrons - need to identify your  Member of Congress and to
> tell him or her by email, tweet or phone to sign the LSTA and IAL "Dear
> Appropriator" letters to protect those critical programs in the FY 2018
> federal budget.
>
> Send an email
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pUES3JIdEZUQU36kTrwlPyzsJ7l7Hm047Ge175l8BSRXHqM4ETKpjNcnNi9u9LReV8E3Cpvq0Db3yUhFL4QTH7wBt9QZZd2gujgMw9f8YAzrveOSs_dulfYt0ygyQhwzkcXK5WMMcLBe47B3abVvoDbuTcbH1KGCC2Nduwx9bM1HHsLUtj9GmG_-QVcc8VyPUrvwWU9dk0JjaIa37bk7fjNfry9SmL2qU6NdZ70r40WlhXDo3y7BCw==&c=n9OTPeZdjeRkDsd_Cazdcq3AhnCj3J-d94WsIv19FvvDIXMEBwakrA==&ch=MpUUCAVEWANsX63XG1l29qC7H2GUrezFW81NfBX7r1KLOKlcZ-Jrjg==>
> to your Representatives in Washington.
>
> Make a phone call
> <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pUES3JIdEZUQU36kTrwlPyzsJ7l7Hm047Ge175l8BSRXHqM4ETKpjNcnNi9u9LRew7TDiKtwzvfPH4cn_F3y5A-2IvgDVbUq7xb6FIUwP0UcYdBM-BiAkYx1d2975hLdHmR4YOyEx0xHeupbdov52OeAX_njysS7LfZdbaBiQv4NzuVnnxVNA9iMFAPlr7-bXnd1WTK-wfabPikKbz4I04gB1_UGBItlfqKyqDPqx7E=&c=n9OTPeZdjeRkDsd_Cazdcq3AhnCj3J-d94WsIv19FvvDIXMEBwakrA==&ch=MpUUCAVEWANsX63XG1l29qC7H2GUrezFW81NfBX7r1KLOKlcZ-Jrjg==>
> - the system provides a script and the number.
>
> This database shows which representatives signed on last year FY17, those
> that have signed up already for FY18, and those who have not. Check out
> this handy database
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> .
>
> Thank you for taking action,
>
> Gail Madziar
> Executive Director
> Michigan Library Association
>
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