April 7, 2004
Library Legislative Day at the State House
Library Staff, Friends, and Trustees attend to hear briefings from the MLA and MBLC and visit with their state representatives and senators.

Visit MLA's Legislative Alerts page for the latest news and to identify elected officials for your address and zip code: http://capwiz.com/masslib/officials/state/?state=MA

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Saturday, May 15, 2004
9:00 - 1:00, NMRLS, Danvers
Advocacy, Intellectual Freedom, and Roles for Public Library Trustees and Directors
Come to this NMRLS event to learn about the ways you can be an effective advocate for your library. There will be discussion of today's intellectual freedom issues -- the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the USA PATRIOT Act -- and an update on Massachusetts legislation related to parents' access to children's library records. Learn the role of the library trustee and director in dealing with each of these areas.

Visit the NMRLS web site for other advocacy events and updates, including a new session on advocacy presented on May 1st by the Massachusetts Library Trustees Association and events hosted by the Massachusetts Library Association: http://www.nmrls.org/legislative-update/

The Massachusetts Library Association sponsors a number of events to promote library advocacy. MLA's calendar is available at: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MLA.