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Sequester Unpacked: Video Explains Impact of Federal Budget Cuts

ndd-united-sequester-video-screenshotNDD United: Stop the Cuts videoNDD United—a campaign representing 3,200 organizations, including ARL, working to stop budget cuts to core US government functions—has released a 3-minute video that explains the impact of disproportionate cuts in non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs, including education, employment and training, research, public health, public safety, housing, social services, infrastructure, and environmental protection.

 
 

Sequestration and Nondefense Discretionary (NDD) Programs Letter (July 12, 2012)

The nearly 3000 undersigned national, state, and local organizations—representing the hundreds of millions of Americans who support and benefit from nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs—strongly urge a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to NDD programs, which have already done their part to reduce the deficit.

pdf ndd-letter-12july2012.pdf

 
 

Letter to Ben Nelson and Lisa Murkowski re: GPO Appropriations Request FY2011 (Apr. 14, 2010)

pdf lt-arlsenategpo-14apr10.pdf

 
 

Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Robert B. Aderholt re: GPO funding FY2011 (Feb. 25, 2010)

Letter from library associations in support of the FY2011 appropriations request of $166,560,000 for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf ltgpo-2011approps-25feb10.pdf

 
 

Letter to Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Apr. 1, 2008)

Library association letter in support of the FY 2009 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf gpo-approps-ltr-01apr08.pdf

 
 

Letter to Dianne Feinstein and Wayne Allard re: funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access (Jun. 19, 2008)

Letter from ARL and ALA expressing support for full funding of $18.380 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access.

pdf neh-senate-ltr-08.pdf

 
 

Letter to Dianne Feinstein and Wayne Allard re: FY 2009 funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) (Jun. 19, 2008)

Letter from library and higher education associations in support of the proposed FY 2009 funding of $160 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an increase of $15.3 million above the current year's enacted level.

pdf senjointltr_neh08jun19.pdf

 
 

Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz re: Library of Congress (LC) Budget FY2009 (Apr. 4, 2008)

Letter from library associations in support of the fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget request of $645.8 million for the Library of Congress.

pdf schultz-lc-funding-040408.pdf

 
 

Letter to Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Apr. 24, 2009)

Library association letter in support of the FY 2010 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf gpo-approps-24apr09.pdf

 
 

Letter to Rosa DeLauro re: FY2009 appropriation for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) (Mar. 20, 2008)

Letter from library associations in support of a Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) that will ensure that the Library can effectively serve the information needs of agricultural researchers, farmers, agriculture extension agents, educators, and the public throughout the country.

pdf nal-lt-20mar08.pdf

 
 

Letter to Patrick Leahy and Judd Gregg re: in support of the addition of $2 million in the FY 2008 Senate, State, Foreign Operations and Related Program appropriations bill (Oct. 23, 2007)

pdf ltlc-overseashouse-23oct07.pdf

 
   

Letter to Norman D. Dicks re: FY2008 budget request for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) (Apr. 18, 2007)

Letter from ARL and CLIR requesting that the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies support funding of $177 million for FY 2008 for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an increase of $36 million above the FY 2007 level.

pdf neh_jnt_ltr_041807.pdf

 
 

Letter to Mary Landrieu re: Library of Congress (LC) Budget FY2008 (Apr. 12, 2007)

Letter from library associations in support of the fiscal year 2008 budget request of $703.339 million ($661.616 million in appropriations and $41.723 million in authority to use receipts) for the Library of Congress (LC).

pdf lt-landrieu-lc-08budget-12apr07.pdf

 
 

Issues in Scholarly Communication: Discussion Leader's Guide: Increasing Access to Publicly Funded Research

These guides are tools designed for library leaders to use for organizing a summer- or semester-long discussion series. Each guide offers a brief scoping statement, a suggested reading or resource to review, and a set of discussion questions to launch an hour-long informal conversation among library staff.

pdf brown-bag-research-may08.pdf

 
 

Letter to Mary L. Landrieu re: In strong support of the request to restore $21.5 million in funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP)(Apr. 3, 2007)

Letter from library associations in strong support of the request to restore $21.5 million in funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Library of Congress FY 2008 request.

pdf lt-senate-ndiipp-approps-fy08.pdf

 
 

Letter to Debbie Wasserman Schultz re: Request to restore funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) (Mar. 29, 2007)

Letter from library associations in support of the request to restore $21.5 million in funding for the National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Library of Congress FY 2008 request.

pdf lt-house-ndiipp-29mar07.pdf

 
 

Letter to Senate re: FY 2008 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) (Mar. 21, 2007)

Letter from library associations in support of the FY2008 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf lt-senate-gpo-approps-fy08.pdf

 
   

Letter to Jerry Lewis re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Aug. 22, 2006)

Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf gpo_jnt_ltr_house_22aug06.pdf

 
 

Letter to Wayne Allard re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Aug. 22, 2006)

Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf gpo_jnt_ltr_senate_22aug06.pdf

 
 

Letter to Ralph Regula re: FY 2006 budget request for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (May 4, 2005)

This letter is submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in support of the FY 2006 budget request of $262,240,000 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and in particular, the $221,325,000 request for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) that includes the $14,000,000 requested for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and $26,000,000 for Librarians for the 21st Century.

pdf lt-regula-imls-06budget-04may05.pdf

 
 

Letter to Conrad Burns re: FY2007 budget request for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) (Apr. 4, 2006)

Letter from ARL and CLIR in support of the FY2007 budget request of $140.955 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

pdf neh_jnt_ltr_040406.pdf

 
 

Letter to Henry Bonilla re: FY 2007 budget request for the National Agricultural Library (NAL) (April 2006)

Letter from library associations in support of the FY 2007 budget request for the National Agricultural Library (NAL).

pdf nal-lt-apr06.pdf

 
 

Letter to Jerry Lewis re: Library of Congress (LC) Budget FY2007 (Mar. 15, 2006)

Library association letter in support of the fiscal year 2007 budget request of $628.465 million for the Library of Congress (LC).

pdf loc_joint_ltr_031505.pdf

 
 

Letter to Jerry Lewis re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Mar. 9, 2006)

Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf gpo_jnt_ltr_09mar06.pdf

 
 

Joint Letter in Support of LC FY2005 Budget Request (May 25, 2004)

Library association letter in support of the FY2005 budget request of the Library of Congress.

pdf lt-loc-house-05budget.pdf

 
 

Joint Letter in Support of LC FY2005 Budget Request (May 25, 2004)

Library association letter in support of the FY2005 budget request of the Library of Congress.

pdf lt-loc-senate-05budget.pdf

 
 

Letter to Wayne Allard re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (May 10, 2005)

Library association letter in support of the FY 2006 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

pdf gpo_jnt_ltr_10may05.pdf

 
 

Letter to Arlen Specter re: FY 2006 budget request for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (Apr. 15, 2005)

This letter is submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in support of the FY 2006 budget request of $262,240,000 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and in particular, the $221,325,000 request for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) that includes the $14,000,000 requested for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and $26,000,000 for Librarians for the 21st Century.

pdf lt-spector-imls-06budget-15apr05.pdf

 
 
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