Virtual Library Day on the Hill

Good morning all!

 

I hope you are having a wonderful, relaxing summer.

 

Kitt Lisenby, Ida Thompson, Amanda LeBlanc, and I are in California for the ALA Annual Conference. 

 

Today, we will be lucky enough to participate in Virtual Library Day on the Hill at the conference. You can participate too! Just follow these steps:

 

1. Read the ALA Washington Office (WO) webpage about the SKILLs Act: http://www.capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=10223941

2. Write a short piece telling your Senators and Representative the importance of passing the SKILLs Act.  Use information from the WO webpage together with with your own thoughts and experiences to demonstrate the vital need to enact SKILLs.

If any of your Senators and Representatives already co-sponsor SKILLs (co-cponsors are listed on the WO , include your thanks and appreciation.

If they do not already co-sponsor SKILLs, ask them to take this step now.

3. Sometime today (July 1st), deliver your message to your Senators and Representative.

How to do this:

Go to the WO Take Action Webpage at http://www.capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=10223941 

Enter your zip code in the field provided and the message page comes up addressed to your Senators and Representative.

Put in your message and with a click of the mouse send it your Congressional delegation. You can also FAX your message from this site! Quck and EASY!