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Talking points for each bill would be great if someone wants to send those to the list. Makes it a lot easier not only for us but for library advocates who want to call/email on our behalf. I could write them myself but if they exist—I don’t really want to/have time to reinvent the wheel as I’m sure someone out there has already created some which we could use and/or edit. Thanks! Jennifer Jennifer Pearson Director Marshall County Memorial Library Past President – Assoc. for Rural and Small Libraries 931-359-3335 614-296-2433 (mobile) <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] From: Tennessee Library Association and other Tennessee librarians [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bryan Jones Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 2:56 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: TLA CALL TO ACTION!!! I encourage all of you to complete the form below but go the extra step and contact your state reps directly. Especially if you live in rural counties. Folks are getting fed astro-turfed, coordinated talking points about 'obscene' books in libraries. Reps + senators need to hear from cooler heads. HB1944, a similar bill but dealing with physical collections in schools, passed in the House today. Now is the time to speak out. Thanks, Bryan Jones TLA IF Committee Co-chair On 3/27/22 21:18, Sharon Edwards wrote: Colleagues, If you've been keeping up with the emails our fantastic Legislative Monitor, Andrea Zielke, has been sending, then you are aware of the many bills threatening TN Libraries this session. One of these, HB 2454/ SB 2292 threatens to completely censor the Tennessee Electronic Library! This bill is on the House Admin Committee's calendar for this week, and we need your help to email the committee and urge them to vote against this bill. Please click this link to easily send an email to the entire committee and share it with as many library supporters as you can. https://cqrcengage.com/alatn/app/take-action?engagementId=514120 All my best, Sharon Kay Edwards, MSLS President, Tennessee Library Association Policy Corps Member, Cohort II; American Library Association