Thanks to Mr. Inouye for keeping librarians informed!

Upcoming "Holding Space" Virtual Tour by ALA President Julius Jefferson: First stop is the Library of Congress on July 27: https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1276630064906547200

Upcoming Webinar on July 22, 12 pm eastern: Learn about Libraries Build Business, ALA's partnership with Google.org on advancing small business and entrepreneurship with underrepresented groups and/or in low-income areas

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW1y0f8v-WHjSzzv_lcegqLqS6uwHqYz8b4xNlZ-v4zx8cZQ/viewform

https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1283443058865049600

Upcoming Webinar on July 23, 3 pm eastern: How libraries can partner on National Voter Registration Day

https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1284184097984741377

Sens. Manchin and Collins announce their new bill to provide funding to IMLS to fund hotspots to libraries.

https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-collins-bill-to-increase-funding-for-library-broadband-hotspots-in-rural-america

https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1280985077019807745

Update on federal broadband bills in American Libraries by Marijke Visser and Kevin Maher

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/latest-broadband-bills/

ALA encourages Senators to co-sponsor the Emergency Broadband Connections Act in a letter led by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Supporting affordable broadband for all...

https://cdt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-07-08-Senate-EBCA-Letter-Leadership-Conference.pdf

https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1282606006258860033

Great tweet for our newest Congressional library champion: "Thanks for the help

@alalibrary. Let’s get the Library Stabilization Fund Act passed and signed into law! Before you go, what have folks been reading lately? #LibrariesStrong"

https://twitter.com/RepAndyLevin/status/1281616086849527810

ALA signed on to coalition letter on "Urgent Nonprofit Policy Priorities in Reforms to CARES Act"

https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/sites/default/files/documents/nonprofit-community-letter-7-13-2020.pdf

Congrats to Amanda Kordeliski on her promotion to director of libraries & instructional technology for Norman Public Schools. Amanda is a member of ALA Policy Corps, Cohort III.

https://www.normantranscript.com/news/education/nps-board-of-education-hires-administrators-approves-slight-raise-in-school-lunch-prices/article_de020c5d-468d-5d50-b906-319f459e9d6f.html

https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1280472388510121985

Job Opening for Assistant Director, Advocacy Communications based in Washington.

https://rew22.ultipro.com/AME1043/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*775EA0254484C86B

https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1284879659902160897

New Covid-19 resource from ALA

http://www.ala.org/tools/covid-19-recovery

NEWS & ARTICLES

Good overview article on federal funding bills in Publishers Weekly:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/83886-library-supporters-urge-action-on-bill-to-provide-relief-funding-for-public-libraries.html

2-pager summary from CRS: CARES Act Higher Education Provisions

https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1282969130220630017

Sen. Tina Smith & Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester introduced the Open Back Better Act (S. 4060/H.R. 7303), to provide funds for energy efficiency & resiliency retrofit projects in schools & colleges, medical facilities, gvt buildings, & libraries.

https://www.smith.senate.gov/us-senator-tina-smith-us-representative-lisa-blunt-rochester-introduce-plan-make-public-facility

https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1280421839345463296

Thanks Rep. Jimmy Panetta for introducing H.R.7222 - Safe Reopening Tax Credit. Some library organizations would be eligible.

https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1282263121277616128

Capitol Hill Maker Faire is July 23-24

https://www.nationofmakers.us/capitol-hill-maker-faire

What Do Libraries Keep When They Cancel the Big Deal? (as in the Elsevier package)

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/07/14/what-do-libraries-keep-when-they-cancel-the-big-deal/

Article about the D.C. public library in the Washington Post

https://twitter.com/PhilipKennicott/status/1283468995837014016