As you know, the ALA 2010 Annual Conference will be in Washington, D.C. this summer, June 25-June 29th. We are looking for another large turnout in D.C.! To take advantage of our location next to Capitol Hill, ALA will be hosting a national Library Advocacy Day (LAD) rally on Tuesday, June 29.

LAD will bring together thousands of librarians, trustees, friends and library supporters starting at 11:00am at the United State Park on the U.S. Capitol grounds. Each state will rally with banners and signs supporting libraries! We'd love for you to be part of your state delegation and to visit congressional offices after the rally. Please plan to join us on Tuesday, June 29 for Library Advocacy Day! Visit www.ala.org/lad for more information and to get started.

ALA will provide transportation to and from the convention center for all those going to the rally. We will also have luggage check-in at the convention center if you have a flight leaving later in the day. I know that Library Advocacy Day will be a highlight of my conference. I hope that you can participate - and speak up to Congress about libraries, too!

When registering for the ALA 2010 Annual Conference at www.ala.org/annual , be sure to choose 'Rally for Libraries - Library Advocacy Day' in Special Events section of the registration form. There is no additional charge to participate in LAD, but we'd like you to let us know by registering for Library Advocacy Day event. Please visit www.ala.org/lad to keep up to date on preparations for Library Advocacy Day.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Camila A. Alire
President
American Library Association