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*From:* ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Office



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In April, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Raúl Grijalva
(D-AZ-07) re-introduced the Right to Read Act to protect our school
libraries from censorship and disinvestment. Since then, 35 members of
Congress have co-sponsored this critical legislation. School librarians
need more support in their fight for their students' right to read.

*Every learner deserves a school librarian.* Towards that goal, we need you
and your colleagues to contact key library and education supporters in
Congress to get them signed on to this bill. *Click below* to tell your
members of Congress to support school libraries, then *share this action*
with your community:



[image: Tell Your Members: Co-Sponsor the Right to Read Act!]

We need to steadily build support for this bill and show Congress that our
school libraries are a priority. As a reminder, the Right to Read Act would:

*·*        *Protect* the Constitutional rights of students to access
information through effective school libraries staffed by school librarians

*·*        *Extend* liability protections to teachers and school librarians

*·*        *Authorize *$500 million in Comprehensive Literacy State
Development Grants and $100 million for Innovative Approaches to Literacy
Programs to help provide needed literacy resources and build strong and
effective school libraries led by a certified school librarian

Take action now to show Congress that the library community fights for less
censorship and more resources for teaching and learning in our schools. To
see if your member has co-sponsored, see these linked lists of House
<https://americanlibraryassociation.cmail20.com/t/i-l-azujdy-tijjykkys-j/>
and Senate
<https://americanlibraryassociation.cmail20.com/t/i-l-azujdy-tijjykkys-t/>
co-sponsors.

*Write to Congress, share, and spread the word about this crucial school
library bill:*



[image: Is Your Congressmember Co-Sponsoring Yet?]

Thank you for all you do for libraries and their learners!

ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Team







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