[Michlib-l] IMPORTANT ACTION REQUESTED FROM ALA

[Lester, Kathy]

As of yesterday, the following Michigan Representatives have not yet signed
on to the Dear Appropriation Letters for LSTA &/OR IAL.

Please see the directions below to reach out to Senator Peters or your
Representative if they are on this list.  The deadline is Tuesday.  So,
please take action in the next few days.

Thank you,

Kathy Lester

·        Senator Gary Peters

·        Rep. Debbie Dingell

·        Rep. Dan Kildee (not on LSTA)

·        Rep. Andy Levin (not on IAL)

·        Rep. Brenda Lawrence

·        Rep. Elissa Slotkin

·        Rep. Haley Stevens

·        Rep. Rashida Tlaib


FROM KEVIN MAHER, ALA Public Policy & Advocacy

Good morning,  I just did a scan of where we are on the signatures. The
attached file is a list of all the House and Senate members who have not
signed the LSTA  and/or the IAL letters. I note which letter folks have not
signed, if nothing is listed, they have signed neither letter. We are
several signatures short of last year and if we can return all of last
year’s signees, we should be close to last year.



*The deadline to sign the letters is next Tuesday! (Senate deadline may be
extended but the House deadline is firm.)*



If there is any outreach you can do, today would be the day to do that!



Urge your members to call your Representatives and Senators today to
request they sign the letters.  Feel free to forward to anyone you think is
appropriate.



   - Contact the House of Representatives operator at 202-225-3121 to speak
      to your Representative.
         - Ask them to sign the “Grijalva-Young LSTA letter.” They can
         contact Flavio Bravo at Flavio.bravo at mail.house.gov or
         202-225-2435 to sign.
         - Ask them to sign the “Johnson-Young-McGovern IAL Letter.” They
         can contact Nawaid Ladak at Nawaid.ladak at mail.house.gov or
         202-225-8885 to sign.



   - Contact the Senate operator at 202-224-3121 to speak to both of your
      Senators offices.
         - Ask them to sign the “Reed-Collins LSTA Letter.” They can
         contact Elyse Wasch at Elyse.Wasch at Reed.Senate.gov or 202-224-4642
         to sign.
         - Ask them to sign the Reed-Stabenow IAL Letter.” They can contact
         Moira Lenehan at Moira.Lenehan at reed.senate.gov or 202-224-4642 to
         sign.





For additional information:



   - Visit the #FundLibraries
<http://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries> campaign
   page to see if your members of Congress have signed on to the effort.
   - If not they have not signed, please email your officials and urge them
   to sign on to the Dear Appropriator Letters in the House and Senate.
      - Use this template for the Senate
      <https://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/write-a-letter?3&engagementId=505997>
      - Use this template for the House.
      <https://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/write-a-letter?6&engagementId=505968>

If you want to take an additional step, call the office directly as listed
here:

   - Contact the House of Representatives operator at 202-225-3121 to speak
      to your Representative
         - Ask them to sign the “Grijalva-Young LSTA letter.” They can
         contact Flavio Bravo at Flavio.bravo at mail.house.gov or
         202-225-2435 to sign.
         - Ask them to sign the “Johnson-Young-McGovern IAL Letter.” They
         can contact Nawaid Ladak at Nawaid.ladak at mail.house.gov or
         202-225-8885 to sign.
      - Contact the Senate operator at 202-224-3121 to speak to both of
      your Senators offices.
         - Ask them to sign the “Reed-Collins LSTA Letter.” They can
         contact Elyse Wasch at Elyse.Wasch at Reed.Senate.gov or 202-224-4642
         to sign.
         - Ask them to sign the Reed-Stabenow IAL Letter.” They can contact
         Moira Lenehan at Moira.Lenehan at reed.senate.gov or 202-224-4642 to
         sign.

Please share this note with your colleagues, friends, family, and any other
library lovers in your life and ask them to make these requests. We need
Congress to hear us, loud and clear.



Direct any questions to Kevin Maher in the ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
office, kmaher at alawash.org.







Kevin L. Maher

Deputy Director, Public Policy & Advocacy

(202) 403-8236 ▪ kmaher at alawash.org

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Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
*Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014*
Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)
*Region 3 Director*
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
*School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach*
*SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018*
*SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century
2019-2022*
East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools
*ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner*
*2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year*
*2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner*
kathyL at mimame.org
twitter: @LibraryL <https://twitter.com/LibraryL>
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