PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY UPDATES
>> Upcoming: Join us on Friday night at ALA Annual Conference in San Diego: Acclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to headline second annual Rally for the Right to Read
https://x.com/UABookBans/status/1796634287103426754
>> Upcoming: ALA Public Policy & Advocacy programming at the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/advocacy-public-policy#alaac24
FCC adopts $200 million pilot program for cybersecurity in libraries and schools. ALA has been advocating for this program and submitted comments in favor.
https://www.ala.org/news/2024/06/american-library-association-welcomes-fcc-cybersecurity-funding-pilot-libraries-calls
FCC adopts net neutrality rules -- ALA is a long-time supporter and submitted formal comments.
https://x.com/ALALibrary/status/1783556658167165168
FY25 federal appropriations is in full-swing. Thanks for the support on dear appropriator letters!
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1790822659858542745
Mychal on federal funding and support for libraries
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy
ALA joins letter led by the Internet Infrastructure Coalition to maintain Sec 230 in the public interest, especially for organizations such as libraries and medium-sized and small internet service companies.
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1793238440651161605
ALA formally opposes the U.S. Department of Education proposal to sunset their academic libraries survey.
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1788357605254918283
Check out testimony from U.S. Representative McGovern -- he discusses projects made possible by the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program, for which he is a congressional champion!
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1786099421979021802
ALA joined the EFF-led amicus brief in McGucken v. Valnet in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Linking on the web via a server is not infringing on copyright.
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1796471863054676399
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel makes an appearance at the Connecticut Library Association conference, and pictured here with Ed Garcia, Chair, ALA Committee on Legislation.
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1785378053339689161
ALA's new deputy director for state and local advocacy, Amelia Aldred, checks out the Maine Library Association conference.
https://x.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1793693823207694417
ALA joins FCC comments of the Open Technology Institute/New America and other public interest orgs -- In the Matter of Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band and Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz.
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1786997047477809367
I attended the 30th birthday celebration of the Interfaith Alliance at the Planet Word museum. Inspired by the work of the Alliance in fighting for our 1st Amendment rights for all--and as national partners of Unite Against Book Bans.
https://x.com/AlanSInouye/status/1795982917492953153
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
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