National Library Legislative Day

This blurb is taken from District Dispatch News for Librarians and Friends of Libraries from the ALA Washington Office. Think about getting involved next year!

"May 1 and 2, 2007, marked the 33rd Annual National Library Legislative Day events. This year, over 420 participants from 47 states came to Washington, DC, to speak with their Members of Congress about the needs of libraries in the areas of funding, telecommunications, copyright, privacy and government information."..." The two-day event concluded with a Congressional reception on the evening of May 2 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, during which Friends of Libraries U.S.A. presented an award to Sen. Susan Collins (ME) for her work in support of libraries.

Pictures from National Library Legislative Day can be found on the ALA Washington Office’s Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alawash
National Library Legislative Day 2008 will be on May 13 and 14.

National Library Legislative Day is sponsored by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, the District of Columbia Library Association, the Special Libraries Association and the American Library Association.