Mission
ALA's advocacy and public policy staff work to secure information technology policies that support and encourage efforts of libraries to ensure access to electronic information resources as a means of upholding the public’s right to a free and open information society. Staff works to ensure a library voice in information policy debates and to promote full and equitable intellectual participation by the public by:
- Conducting research and analysis aimed at understanding the implications of information technology and information policy for libraries and library users,
- Educating the ALA community about the implications of information policy, law, and regulation for libraries and library users,
- Advancing ALA’s information policy interests in non-legislative government policy forums, and
- Engaging in strategic outlook to anticipate technological change, particularly as it presents policy challenges to libraries and library users.
Read more about our nearly 75 years of history here.
Staff
![]() Gavin Baker, MSLIS Assistant Director, Government Relations gbaker@alawash.org |
![]() Rosalind Bradley Assistant Director, Administration rbradley@alawash.org |
![]() Larra Clark, MSLIS Deputy Director, Public Policy/PLA lclark@ala.org |
![]() Shawnda Hines Assistant Director, Communications shines@alawash.org |
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![]() Alan Inouye, Ph.D. Director, Public Policy ainouye@alawash.org |
![]() Kevin Maher Deputy Director Government Relations kmaher@alawash.org |
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Contact Information
1615 New Hampshire Ave., NW, 1st Floor
Washington DC 20009-2520
Phone: 202-628-8410
Toll-Free Number: 1-800-941-8478