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National Library Legislative Day 2008
May 13, 2008 07:50 PM | AdvocacyAnn B. Hutton, Executive Director
Often times the activities in Washington, DC
feel far away and removed from every day library operations but then for two
days each spring library supporters head to the nation’s Capital. In a compact 48 hour period, the American
Library Association (ALA) conducts briefings on key issues and advocates tell the
library’s story during congressional office visits. ALA’s
hot topics as this congressional session edges to conclusion include:
- LSTA – Support for the President’s request of $214, 432 million in Federal funding for libraries, with $171.5 million in direct grants to State Library Agencies. Minnesota’s portion of the formula would be approximately $2.8 million.
- Telecom – Defend eRate and stabilize the universal service fund.
- SKILLs Act – Place a state certified specialist in every school
- Orphan Works – Support for two specific bills (H.R. 5889 and S. 2913) to protect libraries from copyright penalties that use books, photos, or other works whose owners cannot be found.
- NSL – Restore safeguards for reader privacy. Reform the National Security Letters (NSL) and FISA Act.
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