Library Advocacy Updates from Indiana Library Federation February 21, 2020

In this issue of your Library Advocacy Update SB410, libraries, passes House Local Government Committee 13-0, and other legislative updates Call to support SB410, the library bill, in the House Highlights from Library Day at the Statehouse Update on federal funding and call to action Quick Links What YOU can do Ask your State Representative to support SB410, if you have not contacted them yet. Attend a Third House/Meet Your Legislator meeting if in your area. Contact your member of Congress about federal funding for libraries (partnership with ALA). Be sure your staff and colleagues are subscribed to the Advocacy Updates. Check out Virtual Advocacy Toolkit. Members may Review the weekly Legislative Report with specific ILF Bill Track List from Bose Public Affairs. Register for the ILF Virtual Advocacy Updates, held bi-weekly through session including Mon., 3/2 Sign up for ILF Text Alerts. Contact us for customized advocacy services related to your library.

SB410 passes out of House Local Government 13-0 and the fast pace of the Indiana General Assembly  The House Local Government Committee heard SB410 on 2/19, and passed it unanimously 13-0. The video is archived here and is the first bill for the first 15 minutes of the hearing. SB410 heads to the House floor for 2nd and 3rd readings next week. See action below. Week seven marks a point of session where bills move very quickly or risk dying in the second chamber of the Indiana General Assembly . ILF monitored hearings where tax- and education-related bills were heard in the second chamber. Many bills were held for possible "amend and vote" next week, including HB1113 (the DLGF bill) and HB1002, the bill to decouple testing from teacher/school evaluations. Most committees only have one more week to complete work. Members may see ILF's bill list linked in the Bose Report .

Take Action: Contact your State Representative and ask them to support SB410 SB410 , the library bill, passed out of the House Local Government Committee on 2/20, and heads to the House floor on Monday, 2/24. If you have not contacted your State Representative yet, please ask them to support SB410 as passed by the Senate. You may contact your legislators directly through our ILF Action Center . Enter your home address and customize your message. Or view the key messages if you want to contact them directly. You may thank Senators for their yes vote via email or a special tweet.

Quick reminders repeated from last week

Celebrate Library Advocacy! Highlights from the 2/10 Library Day at the Statehouse are linked above . With additional reports received, we held 79 meetings. Thanks to library advocates.

Ask members of Congress to support federal funding for Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Contact your member of Congress, and ask them to fund libraries . We partner with ALA for this action. Indiana-specific information: Each year, LSTA grants provide over $3 million to statewide, Indiana-specific projects and sub-grants in every congressional district. LSTA funds promote innovation, lifelong learning, research and access to information for Hoosiers.

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