POLICY & ADVOCACY UPDATES
--> Now: ALA PPA is recruiting for a deputy director, state & local advocacy
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1718041158000001314
--> Nov 8: Webinar on Book Banning in the US and the Positive Impact of Diverse Books: What New Data Tells Us. With OIF staffers Joyce McIntosh and Eric Stroshane and ALA Policy Corps member Becky Calzada.
https://twitter.com/UABookBans/status/1717696439885717867
--> New publication: Library Advocacy Action Plan Workbook
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1703929061469299141
ALA submitted comments on the FCC's Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the E-rate program, to simplify and improve its operation.
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1022014294193/1
ALA endorses White House proposal to continue funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/25/fact-sheet-white-house-calls-on-congress-to-support-critical-domestic-needs/
ALA welcomes FCC NPRM on net neutrality
https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/09/ala-welcomes-fcc-chair-rosenworcel-s-proposal-reinstate-network-neutrality
ALA endorsed the Adult Education WORKS Act.
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1715115887018037331
ALA receives National Literacy Honors award from the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1712399985029812390
Book banning briefing on Capitol Hill with the Interfaith Coalition
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1714920712874430637
ALA was a sponsor of the Everett C. Parker Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and Awards Ceremony
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1716838334113194450
PPA staffers at the ARSL conference
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1705301426988077441
PPA staffers Shawnda Hines, Emily Durkin, and Alan Inouye presented at the Virginia Library Association conference
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1716582352313270352
Anna Gomez confirmed as a FCC Commissioner and FCC Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr were confirmed for new terms -- ALA endorsed all 3 of them.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/chair-statement-senate-confirmation-anna-gomez
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1708377558088061399
Our E-rate Task Force members at the recent SHLB conference
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1712163097899618611
My op-ed on artificial intelligence, published in The Hill
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1707017662432190756
Alan S. Inouye, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations; Interim Associate Executive Director, Public Policy and Advocacy; and Interim Chief Advancement Officer
American Library Association
1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Office 202-403-8218 ▪ Mobile 202-276-6738 ▪ ainouye@alawash.org
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