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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 10, 2026 5:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tech-VI] From the American Library Association: Update: Progress on library funding in the House<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> ALA Public Policy & Advocacy <advocacyaction@ala.org> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:1.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=1 height=1 style='width:.0069in;height:.0069in' id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DCF98F.0DDB07D0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;box-sizing:border-box'><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://link.quorumtracking.com/f/a/kIgLsdLhtK4oqKYTqulPiQ~~/AACYXxA~/wxZtxFsm7D3CN9tiYxlFP4y5jHRi1aEtZorafRTe4jhJ25LRHrUO-g31EZXW0u5a1VMeduRFflHlzIsxXz8SqAbPoYdJC9a8u8rNFfq0r5_HksT1tybgECCKnEhzezzmhtpaPwnkJa2Mqj1450LWfA~~" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=480 height=80 style='width:5.0in;height:.8333in' id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DCF98F.0DDB07D0" alt="Image removed by sender. Fund Libraries. ALA. American Library Association. A small image of two books with a flag stuck to the top of them in front of the US Capitol Building's dome."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;box-sizing:border-box'><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 0in 11.25pt 0in;box-sizing:border-box'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;word-break:break-word;box-sizing:border-box'><div><div><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>****,<span style='color:black'><br><br>This week, we passed the first waypoint on the annual path to secure federal funding for libraries in fiscal year 2027 (FY27) when the House Appropriations Committee passed the spending bill that includes funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Given the political environment, there\u2019s pretty good news for libraries. The House committee is recommending: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.6pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Level spending ($291.8 million) for IMLS, including $210 million for its Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program, and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.6pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A $10 million increase (total of $40 million) for the Education Department\u2019s Innovative Approaches to Literacy program \u2014 the first increase to IAL since 2022! <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The next step for the House spending bill is consideration on the full House Floor, but the timing is not yet scheduled. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;box-sizing:border-box'><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://link.quorumtracking.com/f/a/kIgLsdLhtK4oqKYTqulPiQ~~/AACYXxA~/wxZtxFsm7D3CN9tiYxlFP4y5jHRi1aEtZorafRTe4jhJ25LRHrUO-g31EZXW0u5a1VMeduRFflHlzIsxXz8SqAbPoYdJC9a8u8rNFfq0r5_HksT1tybgECCKnEhzezzmhtpaPwnkJa2Mqj1450LWfA~~" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=283 height=35 style='width:2.9513in;height:.368in' id="_x0000_i1053" src="cid:image001.png@01DCF8FA.F5E1F150" alt="Contact your Senators today! "></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;word-break:break-word;box-sizing:border-box'><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td style='padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box'><div><div><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The next stop on the path to library funding for FY27 is in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H). The timetable for Senate committees has not yet been announced. That gives us a window of opportunity to send our two-fold message to Senators: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.6pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Provide at least $212 million for LSTA, and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.6pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Meet the House committee's $40 million proposal for IAL<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Each chamber of Congress must complete all 12 spending bills and negotiate final funding levels by the October 1, 2026, start of FY27. 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"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;word-break:break-word;box-sizing:border-box'><tr style='box-sizing:border-box'><td style='padding:11.25pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;box-sizing:border-box'><div><div><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>By recommending funding for LSTA and IAL, the House has rejected the president\u2019s FY27 budget request, which called for eliminating both IMLS and IAL.\u202fNow, it\u2019s the Senate that needs to hear from their constituents. If they are not hearing from you, then it\u2019s too easy for them to forget your library\u2019s value when faced with many other requests for federal funding. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:10.8pt;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Your voice counts. Onward and upward!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:10.8pt;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;line-height:12.6pt;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lisa R. 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