Last Chance to Contact Your Senators and Representative on Library Funding!
U.S. House and Senate conferees will meet Thursday, November 1, to reconcile differences in the fiscal year (FY) 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which contains funding for several library-related programs. The Senate-passed bill contains $171,500,000 for the Grants to State Library Agencies program within the Library Services and [...]
REMINDER: Libraries Urged to Apply for Free IMLS “Connecting to Collections Bookshelf”
Libraries can now, at no cost, take part in a recently developed program offered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides invaluable information on the conservation and “best practices” management of collections. Resources are limited and applying early is encouraged.
IMLS’s press release includes the following information:
To help raise the conservation IQ [...]
Mark Bard Update
As previously reported in the District Dispatch, on Monday, October 1, the ALA Washington Office’s Mark Bard was seriously injured when struck by a drunk driver near his home.
As an update on Mark’s condition, he is breathing on his own, but he is still unconscious. He has been moved to the Woodbine Rehabilitation and [...]
Grants Update October 29, 2007
Grants Target K-12 School Libraries
Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries
The goal of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is to provide print books to K-12 school libraries and students that most need them. Grants of up to $6,000 are made to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of school libraries throughout the United [...]
ALA President-elect Jim Rettig Testifies before Congress
As reported earlier in the District Dispatch, yesterday, October 24, ALA President-elect Jim Rettig testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on House Administration. This oversight hearing for the Library of Congress was called “Issues in Library Management.”
Rettig’s full testimony is available below as a PDF file. Others who testified included Dr. James H. [...]
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