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Table:
2005 Topic Index
| Date |
No. |
Topics |
| Jan
5 |
|
ALA begins PATRIOT study to measure
law enforcement activity in librarie |
| 7 |
|
Don't Miss the Washington Update
at Midwinter! |
| 7 |
3
|
(included
information missing from #2; all information is in the online version above) |
| 25 |
|
1)
Spellings Confirmed As New Secretary Of Education; 2) National Leadership
Grant Applications Deadline: February 1, 2005; 3) Native American Grant
Application Information; 4) Deadline Approaches For National Awards For
Library Services Applications |
| 26 |
|
Action Needed: Ask for Hearing on Driver's License Requirements |
| 27 |
|
Call
for Oversight on GPO Initiatives |
| 28 |
|
Bill
Provides Tax Relief for School Librarians |
| 28 |
|
1)
Department Of Education Now Accepting Applications For The Improving Literacy
Through School Libraries Program; 2) House Appropriations Chairman Proposes
Eliminating The Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee |
| Feb
4 |
|
Oppose
Title II of the "Real ID Act"-Call your Representative Today |
| 7 |
|
President
Bush Announces His FY 2006 Budget - Includes A $15 Million Increase For
LSTA And Level Funds School Libraries |
| 10 |
|
House
Appropriations Chairman Announces Final Details Of Subcommittee Reorganization
-- Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Eliminated |
| 14 |
|
Deadlines
for School Libraries and Early Childhood Educator Grants |
| 17 |
|
E-Rate
Filing Issue On Form 471 |
| 17 |
|
[1] House Appropriations Committee Approves Appropriations Reorganization
While Senate Considers Alternatives; [2] Grant Announcement from the Department
of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 28 |
|
Even
Start Family Literacy Program Grants |
| 28 |
|
E-Rate
Action Needed |
| Mar
1 |
|
Copyright
Office Notice of Inquiry on Orphan Works - Your Input Requested |
| 2 |
|
This
Issue: Save the Date for Sunshine Week |
| 3 |
|
Congress
Finalizes Appropriations Reorganization Plan |
| 4 |
|
Countdown
to National Library Legislative Day! |
| 11 |
|
Recent
Copyright News |
| 11 |
|
Second
FOIA-related bill introduced by Senators Leahy & Cornyn |
| 14 |
|
Sunshine
Week & Libraries |
| 15 |
|
"FASTER
FOIA" in Sunshine Week |
| 18 |
|
Budget
Update: House And Senate Pass Different Versions Of Budget Resolution |
| 18 |
|
Volunteers
needed urgently: help ALA stop the FCC's unlawful restrictions on librarians |
| 22 |
|
Library
Community Filing on Orphan Works |
| 22 |
|
Your
Action is requested |
| 23 |
|
Contact
Your Member Of Congress Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding
For America's Libraries |
| 24 |
|
Register
for National Library Legislative Day Today! |
| 28 |
|
(Reissue
of No. 29) |
| 29 |
|
Library community
files comments on "orphan works"
|
| 29 |
|
(Reissue
of No. 32 with attachements) |
| Apr
5 |
|
Contact
Your Member Of Congress And Ask Him Or Her To Support Federal Funding For
America's Libraries |
| 5 |
|
IMLS
Grant Information |
| 6
|
|
Reminder:
National Library Legislative Day Registration Deadline is Friday, April
8 |
| 7 |
|
(Reissue
of No. 34) |
| 12 |
|
Contact Your Senators
Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries |
| 13 |
|
Oppose
The "Real Id Act" In The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations |
| 14 |
|
It's not too late to register for National Library Legislative Day! |
| 14 |
|
Contact Your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries |
| 18 |
|
Deadline for signatures has been extended - Friday, April 22nd! |
Due to a numbering error in the original issues there is no No. 43 |
| 21 |
|
Reminder: Please Contact Your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries: Deadline for signatures is TOMORROW, April 22nd! |
| 22 |
|
Advocacy Pre-conference: Register Today |
| 25 |
|
Countdown to National Library Legislative Day 2005!
Issue Summaries for Participants Now Available. |
| 28 |
|
Call For No Driver's License Provision In The Supplemental Appropriation |
| 28 |
|
[1] Virtual Library Legislative Day! [2] DOE introduces
Grants.gov |
| May 3 |
|
ALA President Statement on Meeting with Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales |
| 6 |
|
Court rules for libraries, consumers in broadcast flag case |
| 9 |
|
Contact Your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries |
| 16 |
|
Thank Your Senators For Supporting Federal Funding For America's Libraries |
| 17 |
|
Call For Open Patriot Act Hearing |
| 19 |
|
Demand Openness on PATRIOT Act Expansion |
26
|
|
Department of Education Grants Information |
| Jun 9 |
|
House Appropriators Announces Library Funding Levels |
| 10 |
|
Immediate Action Needed: Call your Representatives Today to Support the Freedom to Read Amendment |
| 15 |
|
Sanders Amendment Passes: Library Patrons Again Free to
Read |
| 17 |
|
House Appropriations Committee Approves Funds For LSTA And School Libraries; Approves FY06 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
|
| 21 |
|
House Appropriations Committee Passes Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill |
| 22 |
|
Attend the Washington Office Issue Update! |
| Jul 1 |
|
Department Of Education Notices Inviting Applications (grant opportunities): Reading First program |
| 6 |
|
Contact your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries. |
| 8 |
|
URGENT Action Needed on PATRIOT Act legislation |
| 13 |
|
Ask the Senate Appropriators to Support the Census
Bureau |
| 13 |
|
[1] Senate Appropriators Announce Library Funding Levels; [2] Department Of Education Community Technology Centers Program |
| 15 |
|
Senate Appropriators Approve Library Funding Levels |
| 18 |
|
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Critical decisions on USA PATRIOT Act this
week |
| 21 |
69 |
[Issue withdrawn] |
| 21 |
|
URGENT ALERT: Please Call All Members Of House Of Representatives Immediately |
| 25 |
|
Contact your Senators and Urge them to support
additional changes to S 1389 {PATRIOT Reauth.} |
| 26 |
|
Loan Forgiveness for Library Education Amendment Passes on the House Floor |
| Aug 1 |
|
Senate Passes PATRIOT Reauthorization Bill |
| 2 |
|
Senator Durbin Dedicates PATRIOT Success to ALA |
| 3 |
|
Inform Your Member of Congress about the USA
PATRIOT ACT and Libraries (a sample letter) |
| 8 |
|
Sources for Grant Funding |
| 9 |
|
Update on CALEA and VOIP |
| 10 |
|
Participate in National Preparedness Month 2005!
(September 1-30) |
| 16 |
|
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries 2005 Grants Awarded |
| 17 |
|
Visit Your Member of Congress During August Recess |
| 18 |
|
Participate in E-rate Lobbying Day! |
| 18 |
82 |
corrected date error for #81, online version is correct |
| 19 |
|
Striving Readers Grant Program |
| 22 |
|
Message for PATRIOT Act Conferees |
| 26 |
|
1) FBI uses administrative subpoena to get library
records 2) ALA releases full report on law enforcement activity
in libraries |
| 29 |
|
The FY 2006 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill |
| 31 |
|
ALA submits declaration in open hearing on library
provision of PATRIOT Act |
| Sep1 |
|
FBI Demands Library Records --Important Community
Event Opportunity |
| 2 |
|
Update on PATRIOT Action Alert |
| 9 |
|
Judge Rules in PATRIOT Suit |
| 16 |
|
Let "John Doe" Speak about the PATRIOT Act - Sign the Petition Today! |
| 19 |
|
Virtual Seminar on Shrink-wrap Licensing Offered by SLA and AALL (Sept. 28, 2005) |
| 21 |
|
DC Area Librarians Needed for PATRIOT Press Conference! |
| 22 |
|
URGENT UPDATE on PATRIOT media event |
| 22 |
|
1] Sponsors Needed for Katrina Relief Bill for Gulf Libraries 2] Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants Available |
| 22 |
|
Support Gulf Libraries During National BookFestival 2005 |
| 26 |
|
PATRIOT Event Location and Details: Please RSVP! |
| 29 |
|
1] Last Chance for PATRIOT Action!; 2] DurbinThanks Librarians |
| Oct 5 |
|
We need photos of your library! |
| 6 |
100 |
New Grant Opportunities |
| 7 |
101 |
Support Funding for Libraries! |
| 10 |
102 |
ALA Joins Amicus Brief in FBI Whistleblower case |
| 17 |
103 |
21st Century Librarian Grant Applications |
| 18 |
104 |
E-rate and Telecom Update |
| 24 |
105 |
Thanks For Your Support! PATRIOT Dear Conferee Letter |
| Nov 3 |
106 |
Available Library Grants & Funding |
| 4 |
107 |
Sanders' Freedom to Read Language Dropped from Spending Bill |
| 7 |
108 |
Participate in the "Community Collaboration Videoconference" |
| 8 |
109 |
Urge PATRIOT Conferees to Limit Unrestricted FBI Powers to Demand Private Data |
| 10 |
110 |
PATRIOT Conferees will discuss legislation TODAY – call your Members of Congress! |
| 16 |
111 |
Contact Congress—Support Funding For Libraries |
| 16 |
112 |
Grants for Libraries; ALA Files Comments Before the
FCC on CALEA |
| 17 |
113 |
Urge Congress to Vote "NO" on the PATRIOT conference report |
| 17 |
114 |
Last Chance For Next 7 Years to Challenge PATRIOT Act! |
| 18 |
115 |
PATRIOT Act -- Good News! Keep the Pressure On |
| 30 |
116 |
Your Action Needed in final push against overreaching PATRIOT measures! |
| 30 |
117 |
Thank you for your calls! PATRIOT push continues! |
| Dec 1 |
118 |
Participate in Sunshine Week (March 13, 2006) |
| 1 |
119 |
Online Registration Extended for 2006 Advocacy Institute |
| 6 |
120 |
1) Grants Available for Libraries; 2) Protect the Toxic Release Inventory |
| 9 |
121 |
Vote NO on the PATRIOT cloture vote and conference report |
| 13 |
122 |
ALA Seeks Nominations for the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award: In Support of Users' Rights |
| 14 |
123 |
PATRIOT Act Update and Call for Action |
| 16 |
124 |
2006 Madison and Cooke Award Nominations Sought |
| 16 |
125 |
PATRIOT Update-- Cloture Delayed |
| 19 |
126 |
Library Grant Opportunities |
| 21 |
127 |
1) IMLS National Award Nominations; 2) Health Awards for Libraries |
| 22 |
128 |
ALA welcomes PATRIOT extension |
| 22 |
129 |
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Update--Thank Congress! |
| 22 |
130 |
corrected ommission in No. 129, correction included in online version |
2005
