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).
As part of the ALA Washington Office, OGR is charged with following and influencing legislation, policy and regulatory issues of importance to the library field and its publics. In coordination with its sister office, OITP, OGR works to ensure that libraries are consistently involved in the legislative and policy decision-making processes.
Meanwhile, OITP advances ALA’s public policy activities. It does this by helping secure information technology policies that support and encourage efforts of libraries to ensure access to electronic information resources, this as a means of upholding the public’s right to a free and open information society. OITP works to ensure a library voice in information policy debates and to promote full and equitable intellectual participation by the public.
ALA Washington Office
1615 New Hampshire Ave NW
First Floor
Washington, DC 20009-2520
Phone: 202-628-8410
Fax: 202-628-841
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Emily Sheketoff - Executive Director | |
Office of Government Relations (OGR)Lynne Bradley - Director Melanie Anderson - Associate Director Corey Williams Green - Associate Director Email: cwilliamsgreen@alawash.org Copyright Don Essex - Legislative Information Specialist Legislative Information, Library Services, General Research Jessica McGilvray - Assistant Director |
Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)Alan S. Inouye - Director Carrie Lowe - Director, Program on Networks Email: clowe@alawash.org E-Rate, Information Literacy and Telecommunications Kathy Mitchell - Project Coordinator Appointments/Meetings with Alan, OITP Committees Lists Carrie Russell - Director, Program on Public Access to Information Timothy Vollmer - Information Technology Policy Analyst Email: tvollmer@alawash.org Information technology policy |
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Andy Bridges - Communications Director Pat May - Director, Administration Rosalind Reynolds - Assistant Director, Administration | |
And if you're not sure who to contact, please call or email Andy Bridges.