Private Sector Partners

American Library Association

Member since: June 1, 2008

Melanie Anderson, Associate Director, Office of Government Relations

manderson@alawash.org

Phone: (202) 628-8410

ALA has long held that education and parental involvement are and have always been the best tools to keep kids safe online and to ensure that they can make the right decisions. Libraries and schools are the locations where students develop the literacy skills that are vital to success in today's world.

These skills include the abilities to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use, and communicate information in its various formats. In a fully developed information literacy program, students learn how to find, evaluate, and use online information and also learn how to use critical thinking skills to make good choices online.

American Library Association
www.ala.org
1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009

Q.  What categories of educational resources can you make available?
Online safety for youth (children and teens)

Q.  Can you deploy local speakers to district Town Halls?
(Please describe the states / districts where speakers could be made available)
Yes. Librarians are available in every Congressional district.

Q.  Do you have consumer-focused educational handouts for town hall meetings (If so, can you ship such materials to specific geographic locations)?
Yes.

Q.  Are you hosting localized parent/consumer-focused educational seminars using advanced telecommunications meeting services such as telephone-meetings and video conferencing?
Some libraries do.

Q.  Do/Can you convene and host local parent/consumer-focused events (If limited, please describe the states / districts where your venues might be)
Yes. Libraries host many town hall type events.

Q.  Are you a non-profit organization?
Yes.

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