[CASL-L] URGENT! Help needed by the end of the day Monday, 4/29 Federal #FundLibraries

[CASL President]

Dear CASL folks,

ALA is asking for help by the *end of the day on Monday, 4/29* to get your
Federal Members of Congress to sign two Dear Appropriator letters: 1)
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and 2) Innovative Approaches to
Literacy (IAL). Signatures are collected every year and this year, they are
far from the goal! Information about the #FundLibraries campaign
<https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2024/04/ala-launches-fy-2025-fundlibraries>

ALA's #FundLibraries webpage <https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries> -
you can find out if your Members of Congress have signed on and *contact
your Members of Congress right from this page
<https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries>!*

*If you would like to use social media to share about this, here are some
resources:*

For your convenience, feel free to repost/quote post one of ALA's social
media posts:

   - Twitter/X:  https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1783562902059843737


   - Facebook:
   https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLibraryAssociation/posts/pfbid022vxWKKWzBbeDSmpYLpfrECPDNigNWMXH2zvcXjAErvUbKYYbdSz9Y1UiSa1vQJdFl

   - LinkedIn:
   https://www.linkedin.com/posts/american-library-association_fundlibraries-activity-7189329072940822529-HGmt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop


If you're posting on X/Twitter or Threads (which have a maximum word
count), be sure to separate the copy below into a two-post thread. The
first post is geared toward getting chapter members and library advocates
to act, while the second post is geared directly at your elected officials.
Here is a sample:

Fellow [@YourAssociation] members: I just asked my senators and
representative to sign letters to fully fund the LSTA and IAL programs.
Check your legislators' sign-on status here and join me to ask Congress to
#FundLibraries: [LINK: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries]

[@RepHandle], [State] libraries are counting on federal funding to support
summer reading, workforce programs, & more. Please stand with us &
#FundLibraries by signing letters supporting the LSTA and IAL
programs before the May 1 deadline. [LINK:
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries]

Thank you for your help with this important matter!
*Jenny Lussier*
CASL President

Connecticut Association of School Librarians Organization Address:

4 Wotton Lane

Burlington, CT 06013
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