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Thank you Jill, Sharon, and all, for your excellent and committed work! Your leadership is inspiring! Matthew Matthew Jordan | Regional Director Clinch River Regional Library Tennessee State Library & Archives Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett 130 N. Main St, Ste. 2, Clinton, TN 37716 Main: 865-220-4000 Direct: 865-220-4053 Toll-Free: 855-692-8186, option 2 Fax: 865-425-4468 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This electronic mail may be subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §10-7-503 et seq. Any reply to this email may also be subject to this act. The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy, cost-effectiveness and accountability in a customer-centered environment. Secretary of State Social Media Links: www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState<http://www.facebook.com/TennesseeSecretaryofState> www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/timeline<http://www.facebook.com/TNStateLibraryArchives/timeline> From: Jill Rael <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 7:08 PM Subject: HB2721 Dies in Subcommittee [External Email] Members and Supporters, It is with extreme delight that I share with you that the House Cities and Counties subcommittee killed the Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act this afternoon. This should mean that the Senate companion bill dies as well. However, given the lessons learned over the past few weeks, we are keeping a close eye and librarians, board members and supporters made serious rounds today to help ensure it does not make a comeback. This has been a long and rough road, and I cannot thank you enough for all the engagement you’ve had with your boards and legislators. If you had direct contact with someone on the House subcommittee, I hope you will take a moment to send a note of thanks to those reps. Chairman Moon, in my opinion, is a hero today for taking a stand and blocking the bill’s arrival to the floor. From my experience and what I heard from you all is that legislators were responsive to your requests for their time and attentive to your concerns. This is certainly something to be thankful for. I also know that we had several new attendees at Leg Day and several librarians newly involved in state level advocacy during this endeavor. I have been so excited to see you take this on with passion and courage—so much so that it has at times moved me to tears. When I accidentally landed in a public library in 2013, I quickly realized that you all are my people. And, these past weeks I’ve gained so many examples of why I know this is the absolute truth. I love you all and everything our libraries (and librarians) do every single day to provide our communities with service and information. We will continue to keep updates coming if the bill arises again in the Senate. Thank you all again, and a special shoutout to every single person who took the time and miles to attend hearings. We had a good showing today and a final advocacy push! Sincerely, Jill Rael TLA President