Comments to Senate Appropriations Committee supporting library and school library funding

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2020-05-22

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American Library Association

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The American Library Association (ALA) urges the Subcommittee to include in its regular FY21 appropriations bill at least the authorized level of $232 million for programs for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), $24.5 million for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and at least $30 million for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program under the Department of Education (DOE).

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COVID-19, Education, School libraries, FY21, Appropriations, LSTA, aura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL)

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