URGENT MESSAGE FOR LIBRARY ADVOCATES
ALA reports that Congressional offices hear from teachers, police and firefighters every day and almost nothing from the library community.
Libraries are as essential as schools and public safety.
Libraries help the economy by helping people find jobs.Library jobs are being cut now.
Libraries are not included in the Jobs for Main Street Act.
Library Advocates and Librarians must be as vocal as other public employees. The reason they are getting funding in this piece of legislation is because they call their congressional offices more often and in higher numbers than the library community.
The omission of librarians in the jobs bill is bad enough; there’s more . . .President Obama's budget proposal:
-freezes the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
-consolidates the school library program with literacy programs in the Department of Education.These cuts will lead to a loss of jobs and a loss of services that our communities cannot afford to be without.
This bill could come up at any moment and it is critically important that you contact your Senators' offices immediately and tell them to push the above Senate leaders to include librarians in the jobs bill.
Don't just call once - keep calling !
Make sure to tell your senators what your library is doing to help people find jobs.
Don't let this legislation pass without the inclusion of library employees. There is no chance of getting this into the legislation without your calls and emails.
Please call both of your U.S. Senators to ask each of them to request that
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
include the hiring and retaining of librarians in the $18 billion as well.Call the U.S. Capital switchboard ASAP at 202 . 224 . 3121.
email addresses and other contact information @
Please Act Now ! ! !
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