Please see the forwarded message for resources from ALA for Virtual Library Legislative Day -- May 2nd, 3rd. Please participate to show support for our nation's libraries. It will be easy -- beginning tomorrow you can visit ALA's Legislative Action Center <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/home> for assistance in sending a tweet or an email or making a call. Kathy Lester -- Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA MAME Past-President, 2014 School Library Meda Specialist / Technology Coach East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools *2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner* kathyL@mimame.org cell: 810-333-5873 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: District Dispatch <ala.washingtonoffice@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 4:14 PM Subject: Virtual Library Legislative Day Links and Resources To: Great news! Thanks to you, we have tied the Harry Potter Alliance members in pledged advocacy actions for Virtual Library Legislative Day, bringing us to 1,400 advocates and counting! Ahead of next week's Virtual Library Legislative Day activities, I have a few resources to pass along. ALA's top 2016 Legislative Day Priorities this week are as follows: • CONFIRM Dr. Carla Hayden as the next Librarian of Congress • SUPPORT LSTA and Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) Funding • PASS Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform • RATIFY the Marrakesh Treaty for the print-disabled ASAP Starting anytime May 2-6th, you can visit ALA's Legislative Action Center <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/home> to send an email, post a Tweet, or make a call to the offices of your elected officials. The Action Center will provide you with talking points and pre-written emails and tweets that you can use, or the option to write your own if you wish. We also have more in-depth information available on this year's issue briefs <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/04-25-16%20All%20Issue%20Briefs%20NLLD%202016.pdf>, and the Washington Office staff will be discussing the briefs Monday morning, during the National Library Legislative Day live stream <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzPtq7M-znI>. You can tune in to hear the discussion, and to catch the keynote by former Member of Congress Rush Holt, from 9am-noon Eastern on May 2nd. Together, we can make the Capitol echo with the voices and messages of library advocates in Washington and online. Please feel free to contact Lisa Lindle <llindle@alawash.org>, Grassroots Communications Specialist for ALA Washington, if you have any questions.