For immediate release | August 29, 2024
948,000 and Counting: Free Webinar on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Qualifying employees can receive federal student debt relief. Over 948,000 public servants have benefitted so far.
WASHINGTON — The American Library Association (ALA) will present a free webinar for library workers about Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) on Oct. 2, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
The webinar will explain how to obtain student loan relief from the PSLF program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education. PSLF will forgive the federal student loan balances with qualifying employment history at a government or non-profit organization, such as many school, academic, public, and special libraries.
To date, nearly 1 million public servants — including qualifying library workers – have received more than $69 billion in loan forgiveness under PSLF.
“For years, ALA has advocated for library workers’ access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness,” said ALA President Cindy Hohl. “We’re proud to host this webinar so more library workers can learn about this important opportunity for student debt relief.”
The webinar is presented by Public Service Promise, a new non-profit that works to educate public servants about the process for obtaining student loan forgiveness through PSLF. Betsy Mayotte, an expert on student loans and President of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, will walk through the requirements of qualifying for the program and will answer general questions about how to navigate the application process.
Registration for the webinar is free and open to ALA members and library workers. To support ALA’s resources for library workers, please join ALA or renew as a member.
Contact:
Shawnda Hines
Deputy Director, Communications
Public Policy and Advocacy
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