Advocacy
Advocacy Opportunities
There are two bills in the United States Senate right now impacting school libraries:
HR.3667 (Morelle) and S.2070 (Merkley)
Both would create federal grants to keep school libraries open during the summer in conjunction with free lunch programs. What a great way to keep students engaged with the library while receiving a healthy meal during the summer months!
S.2070 is currently with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. See who those committee members are here. No Nebraska Senators are on this committee. However, you can email both the Chairman and Ranking Member on the committee website.
To advocate for these bills, you can also contact your local Nebraska Senator. You can go to this webpage and select them directly or search for your Senator. From there, you can view email, mailing address, and phone numbers for each Nebraska Senator.
HR.3667 (Morelle) and S.2070 (Merkley)
Both would create federal grants to keep school libraries open during the summer in conjunction with free lunch programs. What a great way to keep students engaged with the library while receiving a healthy meal during the summer months!
S.2070 is currently with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. See who those committee members are here. No Nebraska Senators are on this committee. However, you can email both the Chairman and Ranking Member on the committee website.
To advocate for these bills, you can also contact your local Nebraska Senator. You can go to this webpage and select them directly or search for your Senator. From there, you can view email, mailing address, and phone numbers for each Nebraska Senator.
When you need information about...
- NSLA membership - Download membership application from NSLA website or contact Mandy Peterson, Executive Secretary, at contactnsla@gmail.com
- NSLA awards - Download award information from NSLA website or contact awards chair McKenzie White at nslascholarshipsandawards@gmail.com
- NSLA School Librarians Day - more information coming soon
- Other continuing education opportunities - Check the NSLA PD calendar here
- AASL membership or activities - www.ala.org/aasl or contact AASL liaison Courtney Pentland at mrspentland@gmail.com
- NDE Rule 10 regarding library staffing and resources - Contact NDE liaison Chris Haeffner at chaeffne@lps.org
- School library job openings - http://www.nebraskaeducationjobs.com/
- Resources from the Nebraska Library Commission - http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ or the NLC Liaison Rod Wagner at 1-800-307-2665
- How to advocate for your library program if faced with possible cuts - Consult the advocacy toolkit available at www.ala.org/aasl or any NSLA board member
- Resources available from your ESU - Consult your ESU website
Advocating During a Pandemic
California Library Association -- Your Library Staff is Essential (with focus on Equity) Infographic
Library Opening Plan and COVID Response Template -- Save a copy and edit
The full Pandemic Resources page from AASL includes a variety of resources.
Library Opening Plan and COVID Response Template -- Save a copy and edit
The full Pandemic Resources page from AASL includes a variety of resources.
Advocacy Links
AASL Advocacy Home Page
AASL Advocacy Toolkits
AASL Infographics, Position Statements, Reports, and Research & Statistics
AASL Advocacy Toolkits
AASL Infographics, Position Statements, Reports, and Research & Statistics
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