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National Library Legislative Day

Start
07 May 2013
End
08 May 2013
Location
Liaison Hotel, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Registration for the 2013 National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) is now open! To get started simply visit ala.org/nlld and click “Register”

This year's event will be held at the Liaison Hotel in Washington DC on May 7 and 8. You can also find preliminary information about this year’s schedule.

For 39 years, there has been an annual National Library Legislative Day in the nation's capital. Each year, over 400 library supporters travel to DC where they receive training and briefings to prepare for meetings with their members of Congress. Many continue their advocacy activities when they return back home by building on the relationships they established at NLLD.

Each state has a coordinator who arranges the meetings with legislators, communicates with the ALA Washington Office and serves as the contact person for each state delegation.

The DC coordinator is Barbara Folensbee-Moore, BRFolensbee-Moore@Venable.com. Check back here for additional information about DC delegation activities, coming soon.

If you have any questions, please contact Ted Wegner in the ALA Washington Office at twegner@alawash.org or call 800.941.8478

**UPDATE**

DCLA Member Mario Ascencio, mascencio@corcoran.org, has arranged the DC Delegation's schedule of appointments. In addition to visiting Capitol Hill, we will be visiting the Wilson Building.

If you haven't done so already, register for NLLD here.

Schedule:

Briefing Day, May 7, 8am-4pm, Liaison Hotel

Briefing Day features numerous sessions on the hot issues affecting libraries in Congress. Expect to hear from Congressional staff, legal experts, lobbyists, ALA staff and others on current issues. At 4 pm the DC delegation will meet to discuss key points we want to discuss with elected officials on May 8.

Congressional Reception, May 7, 5pm, Capitol Hill NLLD participants are encouraged to head to Capitol Hill (only a few blocks away) after Briefing Day sessions for a reception with Members of Congress and their staff. We’ll provide snacks and drinks and honor libraries and library supporters. (For registered attendees.)

Capitol Hill Visits, May 8, All Day

The DC Delegation will meet at 9:30 am at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance of the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave).

Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue) - meet at 9:30am

Time	Politician	Room	Notes
10:00 AM	Vincent Orange At-large DC Council member (202) 724-8174 Doug dpayton@dccouncil.us	Suite 107	15 minutes
Drop by office	Vincent Gray DC Mayor (202) 442-8150	Suite 316	DC Mayor
Drop by office	David Catania At-large DC Council member (202) 724-7772 Brittney bbenton@dccouncil.us	Suite 404	Chair, Education Committee
Drop by office	Anita Bonds DC At-large DC Council member (202) 724-8064 Lamont lakins@dccouncil.us	Suite 408	At-large council member

Lunch (on your own)

Capitol Hill – Rayburn House Office Building

Time	Politician	Room	Notes
2:00 PM	Eleanor Holmes Norton Congresswoman (202) 225-8050	2136	Meeting with Legislative Aide in charge of education, Mr. Jason Spear, Jason.Spear@mail.house.gov

Taxi to Wilson Building

Time

Politician

Room

Notes

4:00 PM

David Grosso

DC At-large DC Council member

(202) 724-8105

Tommia thayes@dccouncil.us

Suite 406

Member, Education Committee

Mailing Address:
DC Library Association
2 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Unit #: 1653
Washington, DC 20013