[LM_NET] Join YALSA on Virtual Library Legislative Day

[Stephanie Kuenn <skuenn@ALA.ORG>]

National Library Legislative Day is right around the corner on May 1
and 2. YALSA needs you to get involved! You can make a difference just
by taking a few minutes of your time and participating in Virtual
Library Legislative Day.  It’s easy and your involvement is needed to
help ensure that Congress understands the positive impact that
well-stocked, professionally staffed libraries have on teens.
 
Participate alone or gather a group of library supporters and contact
your congressional representatives by phone or fax on May 1 and/or May
2.  Share YALSA’s Legislative Day Talking Points as well as your
personal stories, local newspaper articles, photos, etc. that illustrate
the importance of library service for teens.
 
Along with the talking points, YALSA also has a free Legislative
Advocacy Guide with tips to help you successfully connect with your
Congresspersons.  For information about online social networking, use
YALSA’s Social Networking Toolkit.
 
All of these free resources from YALSA are available on the Library
Legislative Day page on the new YALSA wiki at
http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa. 
 
The ALA Washington Office, which sponsors National Library Legislative
Day, also has resources on its page for those participating virtually,
www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/nlld/virtuallibrarylegislativeday/vlld.cfm.
Learn more about organizing your virtual lobbying group there. 
 
After you’ve made your case to your legislators, share your experience
with YALSA. Tell us what happened by posting a message on the
Legislative Day page on the YALSA wiki.
 
Thank you for taking some of your valuable time to ensure that the
teens in your state and community have access to excellent library
services and resources!
 
Sincerely, 
 
Judy Nelson, President, YALSA
 
Posted by: 
 
 
Stephanie Kuenn
Communications Specialist
Young Adult Library Services Association
American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
skuenn@ala.org 
(v) 312.280.2128
(f) 312.280.5276
Register for Teen Read Week! 
www.ala.org/teenread

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