Our Friends at ALA Washington Office Suggest Some Ways to Help Politically
/Congress may be on recess until after Labor Day, but there are still ways you can stay involved in advocacy during the month of August!
Telling the FCC to Save Net Neutrality
There's still time to submit a comment to the FCC in support of net neutrality! The deadline to submit a comment is August 16, 2017.
Urging Congress to vote yes on library funding
We expect to see both the House and the Senate vote on their respective spending bills this fall. Give your representative and senators a call at their district offices during August and remind them how important federal library funding is to you and your community.
Asking your representative to sponsor the Congressional App Challenge
The 2017 Congressional App Challenge is an annual competition that aims to engage student creativity and encourage participation in STEM and computer science education. This nationwide event allows high school students from across the country to compete against their peers by creating and exhibiting their own original app. Students can't enter the competition unless their representative agrees to participate in the challenge. Ask your representative to sign up!
Looking for other ways to advocate for libraries? Consider writing a short letter to the editor of your local paper, scheduling a meeting with your elected officials, or starting a creative campaign in your library!
--ALA's Washington Office