http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/ppa Intel on States and Elected Officials

Signed LSTA/IAL Letters:

•Rep. (D): LSTA, IAL •Rep. (D): LTSA, IAL •Rep. (D): LSTA •Rep. David Scott (D): LSTA, IAL Georgia Delegation & Membership on Committees Providing Library Funding or Authorization

• Sen. – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee • Sen. (R) • Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-1st) • Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-2nd) – House Appropriations Committee • Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-3rd) – House Education & Workforce Committee • Rep. Hank Johnson (D-4th) • Rep. John Lewis (D-5th) • Rep. (R-6th) – House Education & Workforce Committee • Rep. Rob Woodall (R-7th) • Rep. Austin Scott (R-8th) • Rep. Doug Collins (R-9th) • Rep. (R-10th) • Rep. (R-11th) • Rep. Rich Allen (R-12th) – House Education & Workforce Committee • Rep. David Scott (D-13th) • Rep. (R-14th) – House Appropriations Committee Georgia library community has initiated several outstanding and nationally recognized collaborative programs

• GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online), Georgia’s virtual library

• PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services), which connects nearly 300 public libraries with a shared automation system and statewide resource-sharing network.

• Evergreen, the open source integrated library system, was developed by staff of the Georgia Public Library Service and is now used in over 1,500 libraries worldwide. Together, we can! http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/08/ala-condemns-racism-and-violence-charlottesville http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/02/ala-denounces-recent-fcc-lifeline- revocations-report-retractions http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/tools/2020CongressionalVisit.pdf http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/tools/2019LTE.pdf

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