<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">As of yesterday, the following Michigan Representatives have not yet signed on to the Dear Appropriation Letters for LSTA &/OR IAL.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Please see the directions below to reach out to Senator Peters or your Representative if they are on this list.  The deadline is Tuesday.  So, please take action in the next few days.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Thank you,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Kathy Lester</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Senator Gary Peters</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Rep. Debbie Dingell</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Rep. Dan Kildee (not on LSTA)</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Rep. Andy Levin (not on IAL)</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Rep. Brenda Lawrence</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Rep. Elissa Slotkin </p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span>Rep. Haley Stevens</p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Rep. Rashida Tlaib</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">FROM KEVIN MAHER, ALA Public Policy & Advocacy</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Good morning,  I just did a scan of where we are on the signatures. The attached file is a list of all the House and Senate members who have not signed the LSTA  and/or the IAL letters. I note which letter folks have not signed, if nothing is listed, they have signed neither letter. We are several signatures short of last year and if we can return all of last year’s signees, we should be close to last year.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><b>The deadline to sign the letters is next Tuesday! (Senate deadline may be extended but the House deadline is firm.)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">If there is any outreach you can do, today would be the day to do that!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Urge your members to call your Representatives and Senators today to request they sign the letters.  Feel free to forward to anyone you think is appropriate.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><ul type="disc" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><ul type="circle" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Contact the House of Representatives operator at 202-225-3121 to speak to your Representative.</span></li><ul type="square" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the “Grijalva-Young LSTA letter.” They can contact Flavio Bravo at </span><a href="mailto:Flavio.bravo@mail.house.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Flavio.bravo@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-225-2435 to sign.</span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the “Johnson-Young-McGovern IAL Letter.” They can contact Nawaid Ladak at </span><a href="mailto:Nawaid.ladak@mail.house.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Nawaid.ladak@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-225-8885 to sign.</span></li></ul></ul></ul><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0in 12pt 1.5in;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><ul type="disc" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><ul type="circle" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Contact the Senate operator at 202-224-3121 to speak to both of your Senators offices.</span></li><ul type="square" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the “Reed-Collins LSTA Letter.” They can contact Elyse Wasch at </span><a href="mailto:Elyse.Wasch@Reed.Senate.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Elyse.Wasch@Reed.Senate.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-224-4642 to sign.</span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the Reed-Stabenow IAL Letter.” They can contact Moira Lenehan at </span><a href="mailto:Moira.Lenehan@reed.senate.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Moira.Lenehan@reed.senate.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-224-4642 to sign.</span></li></ul></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">For additional information:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><ul type="disc" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Visit the </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/fund-libraries" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">#FundLibraries</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> campaign page</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> to see if your members of Congress have signed on to the effort.</span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">If not they have not signed, please email your officials and urge them to sign on to the Dear Appropriator Letters in the House and Senate.</span></li><ul type="circle" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><a href="https://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/write-a-letter?3&engagementId=505997" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Use this template for the Senate</span></a></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><a href="https://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/write-a-letter?6&engagementId=505968" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Use this template for the House.</span></a></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><a name="_Hlk33787614" style="word-break:break-word;color:inherit"><span style="font-size:12pt">If you want to take an additional step, call the office directly as listed here:</span></a></p><ul type="disc" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><ul type="circle" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Contact the House of Representatives operator at 202-225-3121 to speak to your Representative</span></li><ul type="square" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the “Grijalva-Young LSTA letter.” They can contact Flavio Bravo at </span><a href="mailto:Flavio.bravo@mail.house.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Flavio.bravo@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-225-2435 to sign.</span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the “Johnson-Young-McGovern IAL Letter.” They can contact Nawaid Ladak at </span><a href="mailto:Nawaid.ladak@mail.house.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Nawaid.ladak@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-225-8885 to sign.</span></li></ul><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Contact the Senate operator at 202-224-3121 to speak to both of your Senators offices.</span></li><ul type="square" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 16px;margin:0in 0px 1em 24px"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the “Reed-Collins LSTA Letter.” They can contact Elyse Wasch at </span><a href="mailto:Elyse.Wasch@Reed.Senate.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Elyse.Wasch@Reed.Senate.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-224-4642 to sign.</span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Ask them to sign the Reed-Stabenow IAL Letter.” They can contact Moira Lenehan at </span><a href="mailto:Moira.Lenehan@reed.senate.gov" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px">Moira.Lenehan@reed.senate.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:16.8px"> or 202-224-4642 to sign.</span></li></ul></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Please share this note with your colleagues, friends, family, and any other library lovers in your life and ask them to make these requests. We need Congress to hear us, loud and clear.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Direct any questions to Kevin Maher in the ALA Public Policy & Advocacy office, </span><a href="mailto:kmaher@alawash.org" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="font-size:12pt">kmaher@alawash.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Kevin L. Maher</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">Deputy Director, Public Policy & Advocacy</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px">(202) 403-8236 ▪ <span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:kmaher@alawash.org" class="gmail-mailto-link" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(60,97,170)"><span style="color:blue">kmaher@alawash.org</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-apple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