[LM_NET] GEN: URGENT ALA Legislative Alert for TODAY- Federal Jobs for Main Street Bill - Ask US Reps to include funding for libraries

[Sara Kelly Johns <sarakellyjohns@YAHOO.COM>]

Here's a chance to keep public libraries open and staffed; go NOW to the ALA 
Washington Office Legislative Center 
http://capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=14470546&PROCESS=Read+More and let your 
voice be heard by contacting your elected reps.  It takes less than 5 minutes to 
make a difference

Thanks, Sara













The Jobs for Main Street Bill is
coming to the House floor today….so contact your US Representatives to
get librarian jobs included in the Main Street Jobs Bill.

 

These are the talking points:

 

Libraries and librarians are at
the forefront of helping the unemployed obtain needed job skills and look for
work.  Since libraries are the only source of no-fee Internet access for
71 percent of Americans, libraries are becoming the center of job searches for
the unemployed.  Since many job applications are now submitted online, a
lack of Internet access could mean a lack of opportunity to apply for jobs.

 

Unfortunately, these services
are being threatened as librarians are losing their jobs due to state and local
budget shortfalls. Without staff, libraries are often forced to reduce hours or
even close, which limits the ability of the unemployed to access resources at
the times they need it most.  

 

Please include $650 million for
libraries that the American Library Association has proposed in the Jobs for
Main Street Act.  The additional funds would enable libraries to restore
jobs and hire new staff, which would lead to increased hours and resources for
the public.  The public would then be able to use the free Internet access
to look for jobs, take advantage of library classes to develop job skills, use
the small business resources to build business plans, and much more.  

 

Visit the ALA Washington Office website at 
http://capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=14470546&PROCESS=Read+More and click on 
Contact Your Elected
Officials Button to send a letter to your US Representatives. You can make a 
difference.


 

 

 
-- 
Sara Kelly Johns, Candidate for ALA President
Associate Edior for AASL Community, Knowledge Quest
Library Media Specialist, Lake Placid Middle/Senior HS LMC

34 School Street

Lake Placid, NY 12946
W: 518-523-2474, ext. 4132
Fax: 518-523-4861
johns@northnet.org
skjohns@gmail.com


<http://www.skj4ala.com>


"Information is the currency of democracy." -- Thomas Jefferson









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