Urgent Call to Action!
Sign onto Dear Colleague supporting library funding by Congressman Grijalva!



Please contact your Representative and ask him or her to sign the "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Congressman Raul Grijalva in support of funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program.

The deadline to sign the letter is Wednesday April 1! LSTA and Improving Literacy Through School Libraries are two of the most important federal programs for libraries today. The letter will not be taken seriously, and it will appear as if Members of Congress do not care about libraries if we don't have hundreds of signers on the letter.
Programs that don't have a vocal support network are in danger of being cut.

The letter is addressed to the House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriation Subcommittees and requests that the House include $300 million for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and $100 million for the Improving Literary Through School Libraries program for FY 2010.



When you contact your Representative, you must ask him or her to call Joseph Mais in order to co-sign the letter at 202.225.2435.

http://capwiz.com/ala/issues/alert/?alertid=13037141

AARP free tax help at Washoe County's Main Library

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus) site recovery.gov has a 'new' map with links to each state's recovery web page that helps explain how they are spending funds allocated by the Recovery Act: http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-recovery-page

Also

The Department of Education's Economic Stimulus webpage:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html

U.S. Department of Labor announced funding for employment and training programs under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20090249.htm

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Wagner-Peyser funding under the Recovery Act: initial plans ETA has developed for implementing these programs under the Recovery Act. Formal guidance is forthcoming.

http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?docn=2717