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Volume 14, Numbers 1-130
Last Update: 22-Dec-2005 16:51

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2005 Linked Topic Index

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Table: 2005 Topic Index
Date	No.	Topics
Jan 5	1	ALA begins PATRIOT study to measure law enforcement activity in librarie
7	2	Don't Miss the Washington Update at Midwinter!
7	3	(included information missing from #2; all information is in the online version above)
25	4	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	5	Action Needed: Ask for Hearing on Driver's License Requirements
27	6	Call for Oversight on GPO Initiatives
28	7	Bill Provides Tax Relief for School Librarians
28	8	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	9	Oppose Title II of the "Real ID Act"-Call your Representative Today
7	10	President Bush Announces His FY 2006 Budget - Includes A $15 Million Increase For LSTA And Level Funds School Libraries
10	11	House Appropriations Chairman Announces Final Details Of Subcommittee Reorganization -- Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Eliminated
14	12	Deadlines for School Libraries and Early Childhood Educator Grants
17	13	E-Rate Filing Issue On Form 471
17	14	[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	15	Even Start Family Literacy Program Grants
28	16	E-Rate Action Needed
Mar 1	17	Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry on Orphan Works - Your Input Requested
2	18	This Issue: Save the Date for Sunshine Week
3	19	Congress Finalizes Appropriations Reorganization Plan
4	20	Countdown to National Library Legislative Day!
11	21	Recent Copyright News
11	22	Second FOIA-related bill introduced by Senators Leahy & Cornyn
14	23	Sunshine Week & Libraries
15	24	"FASTER FOIA" in Sunshine Week
18	25	Budget Update: House And Senate Pass Different Versions Of Budget Resolution
18	26	Volunteers needed urgently: help ALA stop the FCC's unlawful restrictions on librarians
22	27	Library Community Filing on Orphan Works
22	28	Your Action is requested
23	29	Contact Your Member Of Congress Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries
24	30	Register for National Library Legislative Day Today!
28	31	(Reissue of No. 29)
29	32	Library community files comments on "orphan works"
29	33	(Reissue of No. 32 with attachements)
Apr 5	34	Contact Your Member Of Congress And Ask Him Or Her To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries
5	35	IMLS Grant Information
6	36	Reminder: National Library Legislative Day Registration Deadline is Friday, April 8
7	37	(Reissue of No. 34)
12	38	Contact Your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries
13	39	Oppose The "Real Id Act" In The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
14	40	It's not too late to register for National Library Legislative Day!
14	41	Contact Your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries
18	42	Deadline for signatures has been extended - Friday, April 22nd!
Due to a numbering error in the original issues there is no No. 43
21	44	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	45	Advocacy Pre-conference: Register Today
25	46	Countdown to National Library Legislative Day 2005! Issue Summaries for Participants Now Available.
28	47	Call For No Driver's License Provision In The Supplemental Appropriation
28	48	[1] Virtual Library Legislative Day! [2] DOE introduces Grants.gov
May 3	49	ALA President Statement on Meeting with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
6	50	Court rules for libraries, consumers in broadcast flag case
9	51	Contact Your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries
16	52	Thank Your Senators For Supporting Federal Funding For America's Libraries
17	53	Call For Open Patriot Act Hearing
19	54	Demand Openness on PATRIOT Act Expansion
26	55	Department of Education Grants Information
Jun 9	56	House Appropriators Announces Library Funding Levels
10	57	Immediate Action Needed: Call your Representatives Today to Support the Freedom to Read Amendment
15	58	Sanders Amendment Passes: Library Patrons Again Free to Read
17	59	House Appropriations Committee Approves Funds For LSTA And School Libraries; Approves FY06 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
21	60	House Appropriations Committee Passes Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
22	61	Attend the Washington Office Issue Update!
Jul 1	62	Department Of Education Notices Inviting Applications (grant opportunities): Reading First program
6	63	Contact your Senators Immediately And Ask Them To Support Federal Funding For America's Libraries.
8	64	URGENT Action Needed on PATRIOT Act legislation
13	65	Ask the Senate Appropriators to Support the Census Bureau
13	66	[1] Senate Appropriators Announce Library Funding Levels; [2] Department Of Education Community Technology Centers Program
15	67	Senate Appropriators Approve Library Funding Levels
18	68	URGENT ACTION ALERT: Critical decisions on USA PATRIOT Act this week
21	69	[Issue withdrawn]
21	70	URGENT ALERT: Please Call All Members Of House Of Representatives Immediately
25	71	Contact your Senators and Urge them to support additional changes to S 1389 {PATRIOT Reauth.}
26	72	Loan Forgiveness for Library Education Amendment Passes on the House Floor
Aug 1	73	Senate Passes PATRIOT Reauthorization Bill
2	74	Senator Durbin Dedicates PATRIOT Success to ALA
3	75	Inform Your Member of Congress about the USA PATRIOT ACT and Libraries (a sample letter)
8	76	Sources for Grant Funding
9	77	Update on CALEA and VOIP
10	78	Participate in National Preparedness Month 2005! (September 1-30)
16	79	Improving Literacy Through School Libraries 2005 Grants Awarded
17	80	Visit Your Member of Congress During August Recess
18	81	Participate in E-rate Lobbying Day!
18	82	corrected date error for #81, online version is correct
19	83	Striving Readers Grant Program
22	84	Message for PATRIOT Act Conferees
26	85	1) FBI uses administrative subpoena to get library records 2) ALA releases full report on law enforcement activity in libraries
29	86	The FY 2006 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill
31	87	ALA submits declaration in open hearing on library provision of PATRIOT Act
Sep1	88	FBI Demands Library Records --Important Community Event Opportunity
2	89	Update on PATRIOT Action Alert
9	90	Judge Rules in PATRIOT Suit
16	91	Let "John Doe" Speak about the PATRIOT Act - Sign the Petition Today!
19	92	Virtual Seminar on Shrink-wrap Licensing Offered by SLA and AALL (Sept. 28, 2005)
21	93	DC Area Librarians Needed for PATRIOT Press Conference!
22	94	URGENT UPDATE on PATRIOT media event
22	95	1] Sponsors Needed for Katrina Relief Bill for Gulf Libraries 2] Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants Available
22	96	Support Gulf Libraries During National BookFestival 2005
26	97	PATRIOT Event Location and Details: Please RSVP!
29	98	1] Last Chance for PATRIOT Action!; 2] DurbinThanks Librarians
Oct 5	99	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

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