Take Action for Libraries Day
Take Action for Libraries Day is held annually on Thursday of National Library Week, April 10 in 2025. This year, as library funding is under attack, ALA encourages every library advocate to Show Up for Our Libraries by telling Congress to protect federal support for libraries. Use our tools below to take action and go to ala.org/showup for even more ways to take action for libraries.
Follow @librarypolicy and @amlibraryassoc on Bluesky and other American Library Association social media channels for updates.
What you can do right now:
1. Call Your Members of Congress.
Use this form to make a call in support of federal library funding. Enter your address in the form, and then click the call button to receive a phone call that connects you with your elected officials.
Call on Congress to protect IMLS
2. Email Your Members of Congress.
Use this form to email your members of Congress. Enter your address in the form, and then click the "Send email" button to contact your elected officials. Your message can be customized--tell your story!
Email Congress to protect IMLS
3. Help spread the word on social media.
Follow this link for social media graphics and sample social posts to help get the word out!
If you’re asking why you should contact Congress in more than one way: The truth is that legislators get thousands of messages each day. The more they get on any one issue, the higher their staff puts them on their priority list—especially when it comes to phone calls.
