As expected, the American Jobs Act includes funds for K-12 education that is allocated for teacher jobs, including school librarians, and building renovation projects, including school libraries. It also allocates funds for community college building renovation projects, including libraries. Because of this allocated funding for libraries and librarians, the American Library Association (ALA) is encouraging people to contact their Senators and Representatives to ask for their support of the American Jobs Act. No Action Alert has been set up, but you can still use Capwiz to contact legislators. If you prefer to call your legislators, Capwiz also provides phone numbers.
The message below from the ALA Washington Office provides additional information, including a chart that indicates the estimated amount of funds that each state would receive for each area. Thank you in advance for any advocacy efforts.
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