Show Up For Our Libraries - Tell Your Story

Please share a story about how libraries have a positive impact in YOUR community. This might be a story about you or your family, or about other library users who have benefitted from the library’s services. If possible, the story should illustrate how libraries advance current priorities in your community, such as literacy, school success, employment and workforce development, disaster recovery, services for veterans, etc. Then tell your elected officials that federal funding helps libraries to deliver their essential services, and ask them to protect funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Please customize the subject line and message body suggested below so that your unique story will stand out.

Note: The list of gendered prefixes in this menu is a system requirement for the federal Congressional communication service that delivers these messages. ALA and multiple other organizations have requested changes to allow for more expansive self-identification.