ALA Washington Office
Washington DC 20009-2520
Phone : 202-628-8410
Fax : 202-628-8419
Mission
The American Library Association's Washington Office was established in 1945 to represent libraries on Capitol Hill, and now consists of the Office of Government Relations (OGR) and the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP).
Responsibilities
The ALA Washington Office provides executive leadership and administrative support to OGR and OITP, in addition to conducting media outreach and public relations efforts. The Washington Office also builds coalitions and partnerships with Washington-based representatives of other groups with interests similar to the library community.Initiatives & projects
ALA Allied Professional AssociationFederal Library Legislative & Advocacy Network (FLLAN)
Library Business Alliance
Oversight groups & meeting schedules
Office of Government Relations (OGR)Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)
Events
- National Library Legislative Day (May 11-12, 09)
- Sunshine Week (March 15-21, 2009)
- Freedom Of Information Day Conference (March 16, 2009)
Popular resources
COL Legislative AgendaCOL Resolutions
DTV Transition
Federal Advocacy Resources: How to get Involved at the Grassroots Level
Legislative Action Center (LAC)
Legislative Scorecard
Online Advocacy Training
PBS DTV Transition Communications Toolkit for Libraries
State Library Statistics
Staff
Emily Sheketoff - Executive Director
Email: esheketoff@alawash.org
Office of Government Relations (OGR)
Lynne Bradley - Director
Email: lbradley@alawash.org
Email: manderson@alawash.org
Don Essex - Legislative Information Specialist
Email: dessex@alawash.org
Email: cwilliams@alawash.org Jessica McGilvray - Assistant Director
Email: jmcgilvray@alawash.org
Kristin K. Murphy - Government Relations Specialist
Email: kmurphy@alawash.org
Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)
Alan S. Inouye - Director
Email: ainouye@alawash.org
Carrie Russell - Director, Program on Public Access to Information
Email: crussell@alawash.org
Carrie Lowe - Director, Program on Networks
Email: clowe@alawash.org
Kathy Mitchell - Project Coordinator
Email: kmitchell@alawash.org
Timothy Vollmer - Information Technology Policy Analyst
Email: tvollmer@alawash.org
Communications & Media
W. Alston Roberts III - Communications Specialist
Email: wroberts@alawash.org
Administration
Pat May - Director, Administration
Email: pmay@alawash.org
Rosalind Reynolds - Assistant Director, Administration
Email: rreynolds@alawash.org
Legislative Action Center
LAC
National Library Legislative Day
NLLD
