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Fwd: Library Community Mobilizing on New Legislation - Right to Read Act 🏫

  • 1.  Fwd: Library Community Mobilizing on New Legislation - Right to Read Act 🏫

    Posted May 02, 2023 02:20 PM
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    From: ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Office <imanager@alawash.org>
    Date: Tue, May 2, 2023 at 11:24β€―AM
    Subject: Library Community Mobilizing on New Legislation - Right to Read Act οΏ½οΏ½


    We're halfway to our goal - help protect school libraries!

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    Hello Aaron!

    Last week, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative RaΓΊl Grijalva (D-AZ-03) re-introduced the Right to Read Act in the House and Senate to protect our school libraries from censorship and disinvestment.

    3,743 library advocates took action on this key legislation, and we need you to join them! Click below to tell your members of Congress to support school libraries, then share this action with your community:

    This legislation has a long way to go, but if passed could be a huge step against the book-banning movement. The Right to Read Act would:

    • Protect the Constitutional rights of students to access information in school libraries
    • Extend liability protections to teachers and school librarians
    • Authorize $500 million in Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grants and $100 million for Innovative Approaches to Literacy Programs to help provide needed literacy resources and build strong and effective school libraries

    Take action now to show Congress that the library community fights for less censorship and more resources in our schools. Write to Congress, share, and spread the word about this crucial school library bill!

    Thank you for all you do for libraries!  

    ALA Public Policy & Advocacy Team 

     
     
     

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