[CALIBK12] Fwd: Call Your Senators NOW to Save $200 Million For Libraries

[Connie Williams]

Here is an important message from ALA -
Connie

Connie  Williams
President
California School Library Assn
CSLA 2.0 Team

chwms at mac.com




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> From: Michael Dowling <mdowling at ala.org>
> Date: February 6, 2009 11:41:07 AM PST
> To: Connie Williams <chwms at mac.com>
> Subject: Call Your Senators NOW to Save $200 Million For Libraries
> Reply-To: Michael Dowling <mdowling at ala.org>
>
> IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED - CALL NOW TO SAVE $200 MILLION FOR  
> Amendment to cut libraries out of broadband package in Senate  
> stimulus bill	
> Take Action!
>
>
> Calls to ALL Senators are needed IMMEDIATELY to protect $200 million  
> for libraries, community computing centers and related institutions  
> in the original language of the Senate stimulus bill, H.R. 1, the  
> American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.   We have just been  
> advised that Senators Kent Conrad (ND-D) and Lindsey Graham (SC-R)  
> are expected to introduce Senate Amendment 501 which would strip  
> funding for libraries and broadband to put additional funding in  
> FDIC.  If introduced, the vote could take place this afternoon.
>
> The message is:  keep the $200 million for libraries and broadband  
> in H.R. 1 - defeat amendment 501.  Libraries provide information on  
> jobs, employment skills, and all other types of job-seeking  
> information.  More people are using libraries during these difficult  
> times and the demand for broadband is greater than ever.
>
> ALA Office of Government Relations will keep you updated as the  
> stimulus debate continues on the Senate floor.  Please watch the  
> District Dispatch for updates.
>
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