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Sent: Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 12:55 PM

Subject: Advocacy Alert: contact your Senator NOW about the Copyright Office

Advocacy Alert: Take action today to oppose a transfer of authority from the Librarian of Congress to the President Dear Susan: With fewer than two weeks left in this congressional session, we face serious threats on the U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress. On Wednesday, December 12, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act (S. 1010), a Senate companion to the already-passed House bill (H.R. 1695) will be voted on by the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, in spite of strong opposition by ALA and others in the library community. There is intense industry pressure to pass this legislation in the lame duck session, even though this would take authority away Dr. Hayden and give it to the President. ALA strongly opposes this bill. We urge you to contact your U.S. Senators now to express your personal opposition and ask them to vote against it. We must keep Congress from undermining Dr. Hayden and her leadership. Make your voice heard for the Library of Congress and libraries everywhere--for Dr. Hayden, a past-president of ALA. Send an Email Now   Contact Us ALA Washington Office 1615 New Hampshire Ave NW, 1st Floor Washington, D.C. 20009-2520 Phone: 202-628-8410 • Toll Free: 1-800-941-8478 Subscribe Ready to take action? Subscribe to our Action Center.         Please unsubscribe below if you no longer wish to receive emails from the ALA Washington Office.

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