Lisa Varga writes: “Fifty years after ALA’s first National Library Legislative Day, approximately 200 library advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for 254 visits with members of Congress and their staff. Hosted by ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office on February 25–26, the event helped kick-start the campaign to secure federal funding for library services in the 2027 federal budget. Everything you do to urge your House Representative to sign “Dear Appropriator” letters will build the foundation for federal funding for library services in FY2027.
