Office of Government Relations (OGR)
1615 New Hampshire Ave NW1st Floor
Washington DC 20009-2520
Washington DC 20009-2520
Phone : 202-628-8410
Fax : 202-628-8419
Mission
As part of the ALA Washington Office, the Office of Government Relations (OGR) is charged with following and influencing legislation, policy and regulatory issues of importance to the library field and its publics.
Responsibilities
In coordination with its sister office, the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), OGR works to insure that libraries are consistently involved in the legislative and policy decision-making processes by:- informing government of the needs and concerns of the library community;
- providing library supporters with up-to-date information on government actions or proposals;
- building coalitions with Washington-based representatives of other groups with similar concerns; and
- developing grassroots networks to lobby legislators and further library interests.
At the direction of the ALA Committee on Legislation, the Office of Government Relations covers a broad range of issues including, but not limited to: copyright, appropriations, library programs, government information and telecommunications.
Events
OGR Midwinter Meeting InformationJanuary 23-28, 2009
Denver, CO.
National Library Legislative Day & Virtual Library Legislative Day
May 11-12, 2009
Washington, D.C.
News links
Google Book SettlementDistrict Dispatch: Get the Latest News from the Washington Office Blog
Committee on Legislation (COL)
COL December 2008 Retreat Agenda (pdf)COL Legislative Agenda
COL Resolutions
COL Members
Legislative Assembly Members
Subcommittee on E-Government Services
Subcommittee on Government Information
Subcommittee on Grass Roots Advocacy
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Subcommittee on LSTA
Subcommittee on Telecommunications
Oversight groups
Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Round Table (FAFLRT)Federal Library Legislative and Advocacy Network (FLLAN)
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
Popular resources
Legislative Action Center (LAC): Take Action Now, Contact Your Member of Congress!ALA Washington Office Resources on Advocacy (pdf)
Appropriations Issue Brief (pdf)
Communicating with Your Members of Congress (pdf)
Copyright Issue Brief (pdf)
E-Government & Government Information Issue Brief (pdf)
E-rate & Universal Service Issue Brief (pdf)
LSTA Chart (pdf)
LSTA Issue Brief (pdf)
Privacy & Surveillance Issue Brief (pdf)
School Libraries Issue Brief (pdf)
Telecommunications & Broadband Issue Brief (pdf)
Social networking
E-Government WikiFederal Libraries Wiki
GODORT Wiki
Government Information Wiki
Legislative Assembly Wiki
LSTA Wiki
Veterans' Information Wiki
Staff
Lynne Bradley - Director
Email: lbradley@alawash.org
Email: manderson@alawash.org
Don Essex - Legislative Information Specialist
Email: dessex@alawash.org
Corey Williams - Associate Director
Email: cwilliams@alawash.org
Jessica McGilvary - Assistant Director
Email: jmcgilvray@alawash.org
Kristin K. Murphy - Government Relations Specialist
Email: kmurphy@alawash.org
Legislative Action Center
LAC
National Library Legislative Day
NLLD