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Reporters:   

To learn more about the key issues facing America’s libraries and librarians and to talk to an ALA spokesperson, please contact Macey Morales, Media Relations Manager, at 312-280-4393, (mmorales@ala.org).

To discuss issues that relate to ALA’s Washington, DC office, please contact, Jennifer Terry, Press Officer, at 202-628-8410, (jterry@alawash.org).

Resources for Reporters:

Press Credential Guidelines

2010 Annual ALA Conference Press Kit

Library Funding Updates

2010 State of America's Libraries Report Get up to date information about issues facing libraries.

School Libraries in Crisis Press Kit

Press Kits on a variety of topics

Press Releases from the American Library Association

Library Fact Sheets Good background information for stories about libraries

Members:

Librarians are invited to localize press materials where appropriate and to visit the Public Information Office pages for media relations tools.

Top Media Stories:   

	CBS Evening News: In Recession, Libraries are Booming
	Katie Couric's Notebook: Libraries
	NBC Nightly News: Libraries offer relief from hard times
	Today Show: Youth Media Awards

	PBS News Hour: Conversation (with Camila Alire): The State of America's Libraries
	Los Angeles Times: U.S. public libraries: We lose them at our peril
	Marketplace From American Public Media: Libraries adapt to help unemployed
	The Wall Street Journal: Folks Are Flocking to the Library, a Cozy Place to Look for a Job.

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