ALA Washington Office
1615 New Hampshire Ave NW1st Floor
Washington DC 20009-2520
Washington DC 20009-2520
Phone : 202-628-8410
Toll Free Number: 1-800-941-8478
Fax : 202-628-8419
Mission
The American Library Association's Washington Office was established in 1945 to represent libraries on Capitol Hill, and now consists of the Office of Government Relations (OGR) and the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP).Responsibilities
The ALA Washington Office provides executive leadership and administrative support to OGR and OITP, in addition to conducting media outreach and public relations efforts. The Washington Office also builds coalitions and partnerships with Washington-based representatives of other groups with interests similar to the library community.News links
ALA Submits Report to President-Elect Obama and Vice-President-Elect Biden Transition Team (pdf)Libraries Offer More Than Books: ALA President Jim Rettig Pens Opinion Article for USA Today
Libraries Stand Ready in To Help in Tough Economic Times: ALA President Jim Rettig Featured in the the Huffington Post
ALA Washington Office Executive Director Emily Sheketoff Appears on C-SPAN
District Dispatch: Get the Latest News from the Washington Office Blog
Legislative Action Center (LAC): Take Action Now, Contact Your Member of Congress!
Initiatives & projects
ALA Requests Funding for Libraries to Help Get America Back on TrackALA Allied Professional Association
Federal Library Legislative & Advocacy Network (FLLAN)
Library Business Alliance
Oversight groups & meeting schedules
Office of Government Relations (OGR)Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)
Events
- Washington Office Midwinter Meeting Information
January 23-28, 2009
Denver, CO.
- Sunshine Week
March 15-21, 2009
Washington, D.C.
- Freedom Of Information Day Conference
March 16, 2009
Washington, D.C.
- National Library Legislative Day (NLLD)
May 11-12, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Popular resources
COL Legislative AgendaCOL Resolutions
DTV Transition
Federal Advocacy Resources: How to get Involved at the Grassroots Level
Legislative Scorecard
Online Training with Advocacy "Guru" Stephanie Vance
PBS DTV Transition Communications Toolkit for Libraries
State Library Statistics
Staff
Emily Sheketoff - Executive Director
Email: esheketoff@alawash.org
Office of Government Relations (OGR)
Lynne Bradley - Director
Email: lbradley@alawash.org
Email: manderson@alawash.org
Don Essex - Legislative Information Specialist
Email: dessex@alawash.org
Email: cwilliams@alawash.org Jessica McGilvray - Assistant Director
Email: jmcgilvray@alawash.org
Kristin K. Murphy - Government Relations Specialist
Email: kmurphy@alawash.org
Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)
Alan S. Inouye - Director
Email: ainouye@alawash.org
Carrie Russell - Director, Program on Public Access to Information
Email: crussell@alawash.org
Carrie Lowe - Director, Program on Networks
Email: clowe@alawash.org
Kathy Mitchell - Project Coordinator
Email: kmitchell@alawash.org
Timothy Vollmer - Information Technology Policy Analyst
Email: tvollmer@alawash.org
Communications & Media
Jenni Terry - Press OfficerEmail: jterry@alawash.org
W. Alston Roberts III - Communications Specialist
Email: wroberts@alawash.org
Administration
Pat May - Director, Administration Email: pmay@alawash.org
Rosalind Reynolds - Assistant Director, Administration
Email: rreynolds@alawash.org
Legislative Action Center
LAC
National Library Legislative Day
NLLD
