ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 12, Number 77
September 2, 2003

In This Issue: Please Call Your Senators TODAY! 

Today, September 2, 2003, the Senate is back in session and Senators are expected to discuss Appropriations bills very soon. Please call your Senator TODAY and ask him or her to co-sponsor Sen. Jack Reed's(D-RI)amendment to the Senate Appropriations bill. Reed's amendment would add $35 million for libraries, bringing the amount for Improving Literacy Through School Libraries to the President's request of $27.5 million. It would also add enough money to LSTA to fund the new LSTA formula as well as fund Native American and Hawaiian American allocations. 

Please call your Senators and remind them of the vital importance of libraries to our communities and our children, and ask them to co-sponsor this important amendment. The Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121. Thank you in advance for your help. 




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