[LM_NET] URGENT Action Needed regarding DOPA

[Beth Yoke <byoke@ALA.ORG>]

URGENT Action Needed: The ALA Washington Office has learned that the US
House of Representatives may try to expedite passage of H.R. 5319, the
Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), TOMORROW, July 26th.  The bill is
moving forward as is, with no changes to the original language.

PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE TODAY and ask that he/she
oppose HR 5319. The Capitol Switchboard number is: 202-224-3121.

To find out who your Representative in the House is, go here: 
http://www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html 

To learn more about DOPA, please go here: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washnews/2006ndx/073jul25.htm 

Thank you for your efforts to ensure that all library users will
continue to have access to critical Internet resources via library and
school computers!  



Beth Yoke 
Executive Director 
Young Adult Library Services Association, 
fastest growing division of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St. 
Chicago, IL 60611 
1 (800) 545-2433 x4391
byoke@ala.org 
www.ala.org/yalsa
Register for Teen Read Week!
www.ala.org/teenread 
Celebrate Oct. 15-21, 2006

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