Librarians Head for the Hill to Rally for Reading. (cover story)

AMERICAN Library Association; CONFERENCES & conventions; LIBRARY advocacy & activism; POLITICAL participation of librarians; EHLERS, Vern, 1934-2017; DUNCAN, Arne, 1964-

The article reports on the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA), which was held in Washington, D.C. from June 24 through 29, 2010. It focuses on a rally held on Library Advocacy Day, June 29, at Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill, where some 2000 people gathered to increase public awareness of the importance of libraries. U.S. Representative Vernon Ehlers and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan are quoted commenting on the need for advocacy and lobbying efforts on the part of librarians.