Alan Inouye's Public Policy and Advocacy Update, August 2, 2020
/RF thanks Mr. Inouye, ALA’s Senior Director, Public Policy & Government Relations, for keeping librarians informed about upcoming webinars and advocacy news.
ALA UPDATES
Upcoming (Aug. 3): FCC workshop featuring libraries and broadband. ALA's Marijke Visser is a moderator.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/agenda-acdde-august-3-workshop-libraries-and-broadband
Upcoming (Aug. 6): CopyTalk webinar: The Road to Mordor: Educating Faculty on Copyright, Fair Use, and Licensing
https://twitter.com/ALA_ACRL/status/1286009195851112448
Continuing This Week: Holding Space Virtual Tour by ALA President Julius Jefferson. Has already had several good discussions that included policy and advocacy, such as broadband in Ohio.
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/holding-space
ALA President Julius Jefferson advocating for the Library Stabilization Fund Act on ABC News.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1285775327814443008
ALA submits comments, as part of the Library Copyright Alliance, on mandatory deposit of electronic-only books. Submission to the U.S. Copyright Office.
ALA joins comments of the Public Interest Spectrum Coalition on the 6 Ghz band. Rules should promote efficiency and effectiveness use in the public interest.
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1288780533422526465
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10728988519631/PISC_6%20GHz%20FNPRM_Reply%20Comments_FINAL_072720.pdf
Forbes article on Libraries Build Business, promoting entrepreneurship and small business via libraries to underrepresented groups and low income areas.
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1286381832460804097
and announcing the cohort of 13 library grantees:
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1286302300043202561
Remembering Rep. John Lewis and his advocacy of libraries
https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1285345745713987590
ALA Senior Fellow Sari Feldman appointed to the Board of Directors of OverDrive
https://twitter.com/LibraryPolicy/status/1285301767719313410
School librarians fulfill important roles - all of which build relationships and create an inclusive school culture. During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools need this skill set more than ever as they adapt to meet the current needs of learners.
https://twitter.com/aasl/status/1288171704573927425
2021 ALA Annual Conference Program Proposals Submission Opens. Deadline is Sept. 30.
NEWS & ARTICLES
Larry Irving on broadband for school children and libraries, in CNN.
https://twitter.com/larry_irving/status/1289189189486026752
Penguin Random House announced that it is extending its Open License for online story time and read-aloud videos through December 31, 2020
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/penguin-random-house-temporary-open-license/
The Harmful Impact of Audible Exclusive Audiobooks" by Mark Pearson--bookstores/libraries are prohibited from purchasing & distributing these books.
https://blog.libro.fm/the-harmful-impact-of-audible-exclusive-audiobooks/
National Museum of the American Latino Act (H.R. 2420) passed in the House of Representatives and was introduced in the U.S. Senate.
https://twitter.com/AlanSInouye/status/1287678926291120129
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2420
Positions in the federal government never held by women