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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Don Wood
[mailto:dwood@ala.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 04, 2009 1:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> alacro-l@ala.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacro-l] DEADLINE EXTENDED: Please contact your Senators to
support library funding!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Urgent Call to Action! Ask your Senators to support
library funding!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=actionlink align=right style='text-align:right'><u><span
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href="http://capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=13189976&queueid=3286147676"
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Please contact your
Senators and ask them to sign the "Dear Colleague" letter being
circulated by Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in support
of funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The deadline has been extended to May 14, 2009 for the
"Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Senators Jack Reed
(D-RI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in support of funding for the Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through
School Libraries Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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As of Friday May 1, we only have 13 signatures on the letter. Last year we
had 47 signatures. This is a tough budget year. After passing the stimulus
package, only a select few programs will receive an increase in FY 2010.
LSTA and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program are in
serious danger of receiving level funding, or possibly even a cuts, if we
don't have 60 signatures on the letter. Please contact your Senator NOW! <br>
<br>
The letter is addressed to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriation Subcommittees and requests that the Senate include
$300 million for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and $100
million for the Improving Literary Through School Libraries program for FY
2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Please click the "Take Action" link in the
upper right hand corner. This link will take you to sample language
and direct it toward your specific Senator. When you contact your
Senators you must ask him or her to call Andrew Odgren with Senator Reed at
202-224-4642 or Mathew Hussey with Senator Snowe at 202-224-5344. <br>
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Talking Points:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>The Library Services and Technology Act
(LSTA) was reauthorized as part of the Museum and Library Services Act
of 2003 (H.R. 13) and signed by the President on September 25, 2003
(P.L. 108-81)<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2'>LSTA is the only federal funding program
exclusively for libraries<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3'>The Grants to State Library Agencies
program provides funds to State Library Administrative Agencies using
a population-based formula. State libraries may use the appropriation
to support statewide initiatives and services; they also may
distribute the funds through subgrant competitions or cooperative
agreements to public, academic, research, school, and special
libraries in their state.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'>LSTA offers a variety of competitive
grants available to librarians: The 21<sup>st</sup> Century Librarians
Program; The National Leadership Grants; and the Native American
Library Services: Enhancement Grants.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5'>Around the country, knowledgeable
librarians use the flexible LSTA funding to help patrons access
essential information on a wide range of topics. They offer training
on résumé development; help on web searches of job banks; workshops on
career information; links to essential educational and community
services; assistive devices for people with disabilities; family and
youth literacy classes and services; homework help and mentoring
programs; access to government information; a forum for enhanced civic
engagement; summer reading programs and much more<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6'>LSTA provides funds to help libraries
connect to each other electronically and provide users access to information
through state, regional, national, and international networks<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo7'>State libraries use LSTA funds to
support statewide initiatives and also distribute the funds through
subgrants or cooperative agreements to public, school, academic,
research, and special libraries<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8'>LSTA funding enables libraries to pursue
innovative opportunities, recruit and educate the next generation of
librarians, and support research that is critical to libraries of all
types<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo9'>LSTA funds help libraries provide
persons of limited financial resources or who live in remote areas,
access to books and reference materials, computers and the internet,
and community-based social services that are often available nowhere
else<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>LSTA helps libraries serve as an
important link to the business community, assisting with job creation
and training programs, as well as assisting with business development
initiatives.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>Across the United States, numerous
studies have shown that students in schools with strong school
libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on
standardized test scores than their peers in schools without
libraries.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>Education is not exclusive to the classroom;
it extends into school libraries. Long regarded as the cornerstone of
the school community, school libraries are no longer just for books.
Instead, they have become sophisticated 21st century learning
environments offering a full range of print and electronic resources
that provide equal learning opportunities to all students, regardless
of the socio-economic or education levels of the community. School
library media specialists collaborate with teachers and engage
students meaningfully with information that matters to them both in
the classroom and in the real world. <i>They are a critical part of
the instructional staff.</i><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>The Improving Literacy Through School
Libraries program is designed to improve student literacy skills and
academic achievement by providing schools with up-to-date library
materials, and to ensure that school library media centers are staffed
by well-trained state-certified school library media specialists.
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education
and is the first program specifically aimed at upgrading school
libraries since the original school library resources program was established
in 1965. The Department of Education's January 2009 evaluation of the
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program found it has been
successful in improving the quality of school libraries.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>When the funding levels are less than
$100 million in a fiscal year, the Secretary awards competitive grants
to eligible school districts. When funds are equal to or more than
$100 million, the program will be distributed as formula grants to
state departments of education. In FY 2008, out 496 applications received
by the US Department of Education, there was only enough funds to
award 60 grants.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>Across the United States, numerous
studies have shown that students in schools with strong school
libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on standardized
test scores than their peers in schools without libraries.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>Education is not exclusive to the classroom;
it extends into school libraries. Long regarded as the cornerstone of
the school community, school libraries are no longer just for books. Instead,
they have become sophisticated 21st century learning environments
offering a full range of print and electronic resources that provide
equal learning opportunities to all students, regardless of the
socio-economic or education levels of the community. School library
media specialists collaborate with teachers and engage students
meaningfully with information that matters to them both in the
classroom and in the real world. <i>They are a critical part of the
instructional staff.</i><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>The Improving Literacy Through School
Libraries program is designed to improve student literacy skills and
academic achievement by providing schools with up-to-date library
materials, and to ensure that school library media centers are staffed
by well-trained state-certified school library media specialists.
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education
and is the first program specifically aimed at upgrading school
libraries since the original school library resources program was
established in 1965. The Department of Education's January 2009
evaluation of the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries program
found it has been successful in improving the quality of school
libraries.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'>When the funding levels are less than
$100 million in a fiscal year, the Secretary awards competitive grants
to eligible school districts. When funds are equal to or more than
$100 million, the program will be distributed as formula grants to
state departments of education. In FY 2008, out 496 applications
received by the US Department of Education, there was only enough
funds to award 60 grants.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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<p class=MsoNormal>UPDATE - The following Senators have signed onto the
Dear Colleague for FY2010:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Reed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Snowe<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kohl<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lautenberg<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cardin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal>Gillibrand<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lieberman<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Wyden<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Boxer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lincoln<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kennedy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Menendez<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Whitehouse<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Bingaman<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Sanders<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>While it is critical that we thank these Senators, we
need at least 60 signatures to make our needs heard. The following
Senators have signed on in the past, but have not done so this year:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Collins<br>
Cantwell<br>
Sanders<br>
Pryor<br>
Tester<br>
Brown<br>
Leahy<br>
Dodd<br>
Sununu<br>
Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Levin<br>
Kerry<br>
Akaka<br>
Rockefeller<br>
Stabenow<br>
Durbin<br>
Schumer<br>
Johnson<br>
Baucus<br>
Klobuchar<br>
Feingold<br>
Mikulski<br>
Casey<br>
Dole<br>
Conrad<br>
Burr<br>
McCaskill<br>
Salazar<br>
Bill Nelson<br>
Webb<br>
Coleman<o:p></o:p></p>
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