MLA Advocacy Action Plan | Priority Areas | Bill Tracker | Call To Action | Find Your Legislators | How to be a Good Advocate | Resources | Advocacy News
MLA Advocacy News
|
|
News - Advocacy
|
|
Written by Keeley Briggs
|
|
Friday, January 30, 2026 12:00 AM |
Celebrate March is Reading Month with Your Local Legislators
This March, libraries across the state will celebrate literacy, learning, and the lifelong impact of reading during March is Reading Month. It’s also an important moment to showcase the many ways libraries lead and strengthen their communities, from early literacy and beyond.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
News - Advocacy
|
|
Written by Keeley Briggs
|
|
Friday, January 30, 2026 12:00 AM |
Youth Summit for the Right to Read
In 2026, we’re excited for the Youth Summit for the Right to Read with BookRiot’s Kelly Jensen, an Intellectual Freedom Summit for 100 library leaders, and regional coalition-building trainings with EveryLibrary. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months. Together, we’re strengthening Michigan libraries, uplifting communities, and championing the right to read in 2026 and beyond!
|
|
Read more...
|
|
News - Advocacy
|
|
Written by Keeley Briggs
|
|
Friday, January 30, 2026 12:00 AM |
FY 2026 Federal Budget Update
There is cautious optimism for federal funding that supports libraries as Congress works to finalize the FY 2026 budget. Although the President’s FY 2026 budget proposal called for eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Congress has instead moved to sustain the agency, rejecting the administration’s elimination proposal and maintaining funding near FY 2025 levels. Earlier this month, the U.S. House advanced a bipartisan Labor–HHS–Education appropriations bill that preserves approximately $291.8 million for the IMLS.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
News - Advocacy
|
|
Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:00 AM |
More Than 4,300 Michiganders Join MLA to Defend the Freedom to Read
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the Michigan Library Association (MLA) hosted a press conference at the Lansing Center during MLA’s 2025 Annual Conference to announce the success of the Protect MI Right to Read petition campaign.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
News - Advocacy
|
|
Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:00 AM |
MLA Hosts Roundtable With Attorney General Dana Nessel
On November 13, MLA brought together library leaders from across Michigan for an energizing roundtable with Attorney General Dana Nessel at the Kent District Library Service Center in Grand Rapids. More than just a policy discussion, the gathering underscored the shared commitment between Michigan’s library community and the Attorney General’s office to protect access to information and opportunity for Michiganders.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
<< first < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > last >>
|
|
Page 1 of 44 |
