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

ALA's #FundLibraries webpage - you can find out if your Members of Congress have signed on and contact your Members of Congress right from this page!

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:  

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