Join MLA and EveryLibrary next Thursday, August 15 at 10:00 AM on Zoom for our FREE MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Project 2025 and Its Consequences for Libraries. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkd--urD8pHNShErH19UN-NihFWEPew93... Project 2025 and Its Consequences for Libraries Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:00 - 11:00 AM Project 2025 from the Heritage Foundation outlines a policy agenda that presents potential risks and challenges for public, school, and academic libraries. In July 2024, EveryLibrary released a brief detailing how the policy proposals could lead to the elimination of federal funding and the rolling back of enforcement of protections for students, families, and the right to read. View "Project 2025 and Its Consequences for Libraries" from EveryLibrary (pdf).<https://www.milibraries.org/assets/docs/Project_2025_Consequences_for_Libraries_-_July_2024.pdf> EveryLibrary<https://www.everylibrary.org/> Associate Director Peter Bromberg and Senior Policy Analyst Kathleen McEvoy will join MLA’s August Advocacy Hour on Zoom to discuss the potential implications of Project 2025 for libraries. This session will highlight specific aspects of the Project 2025 framework that endanger the library ecosystem, outline broader implications the plan would have on society, and prepare library advocates and stakeholders to safeguard the independence, diversity, and essential services that libraries provide to all Americans. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkd--urD8pHNShErH19UN-NihFWEPew93... Questions? Contact MLA at (517) 394-2774 or mla@milibraries.org.<mailto:mla@milibraries.org> Advocacy Hour conversations are always free to attend but registration is required. This advocacy hour is free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation! A maximum of 500 attendees can join the live event. Registered attendees will receive information and a link to access the meetings on the Zoom platform. The session will be recorded. Please note recordings of all MLA Advocacy Hours are available to watch for free and on-demand on our website at milibraries.org<https://mla.mclms.net/en/>. [cidimage002.png@01D73C4D.ABEAD040] Rachel Ash Membership and Communications Director Michigan Library Association PO Box 27337 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2 Direct: (517) 881-6652 milibraries.org rfash@milibraries.org<mailto:%0bmilibraries.org%0brfash@milibraries.org> Follow MLA on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MichiganLibraryAssociation> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/mlaoffice>!