PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY UPDATES
Action/Upcoming: Hiring in ALA public policy/advocacy--two early career positions, one based in D.C. and one based in Chicago.
https://recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1043ALA/JobBoard/dfe6e811-9bc3-4dec-9055-a545370be9fa/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=e1d2dc84-0368-4fc3-b369-9a45cb65f149
Action/Upcoming: Emergency Connectivity Act Second Window Announced--one more chance for applying, with at least $2 billion still available.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1430602630745804807
Video from Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on library applicants for the Emergency Connectivity Fund
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1424822349711413248
Statement of the Education and Libraries Network Coalition (EdLiNC) (ALA is a member) on the Second Window Announcement and need for long-term funding and endorsement of the SUCCESS Act
https://e72f3714-d9f5-4d7c-8248-af7ad4fd2356.filesusr.com/ugd/14ebdc_8ef35dc5ac1b4bccb921d0c27acb0c56.pdf
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1427289777716465670
Upcoming: TPRC 2021 (formerly Telecommunications Policy Research Conference). I will be a moderator.
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1430934203814789125
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus endorses the Build America's Libraries Act (BALA)
https://chc.house.gov/contact-us
https://twitter.com/HispanicCaucus/status/1431310832709869569
Budget Reconciliation Bill: "It's Crunch Time for Library Supporters After $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Passes House" in Publishers Weekly and features our Gavin Baker and Sari Feldman
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/87243-it-s-crunch-time-for-library-supporters-after-3-5-trillion-budget-bill-passes-house.html
ALA praises passage of the infrastructure bill in the U.S. Senate--includes the Digital Equity Act and other provisions that can benefit libraries
https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/08/ala-praises-passage-infrastructure-investment-jobs-act-inclusion-library
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1425138890642427912
ALA developed video featuring Lauren Clossey of the State Library of North Carolina on National Voter Registration Day
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1427721449763180547
"Senator Wants Copyright Office to Weigh in on Maryland Library E-book Law" in Publishers Weekly, features copyright counsel Jonathan Band
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/87194-senator-wants-copyright-office-to-weigh-in-on-maryland-library-e-book-law.html
"Define 'Reasonable': Can Maryland's New E-book Law Help Change the Marketplace?" in Publishers Weekly, features copyright counsel Jonathan Band
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/87022-define-reasonable-can-maryland-s-new-e-book-law-help-change-the-marketplace.html
NEWS AND ARTICLES
New executive appointments at the Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-042/librarian-of-congress-announces-three-executive-appointments/2021-08-12/
Rep. Alexandria Occasion-Cortez shout out to libraries
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1426587210497789952
What to Say When Someone Asks 'How Are You?' And Other Conversation Tips. Our communication skills have gotten rusty. Here are five ways to sharpen them.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-say-when-someone-asks-how-are-you-and-other-conversation-tips-11627743600
Telecom history from the local historical museums in Delta & Montrose counties, Colorado. From my little vacation.
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1428512566192525320
Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations
American Library Association
1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
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202-403-8218 ▪ ainouye@alawash.org; ala.org/wo
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