ALAO Government Relations Team

ALAO Legislative Advocate Travel Award

Each year the ALAO Executive Board funds a travel award for a current member of the ALAO Legislative Advocate Network to attend ALA's Legislative Day in Washington, D.C. The purpose of attending this event is to raise the profile of academic libraries in the national political arena and to educate legislators of the issues facing academic libraries and academic librarians. As a member of the official Ohio delegation, the winner of this award, along with a member of the Government Relations Team, attends a meeting of the delegation from Ohio and also an issues briefing from the ALA Washington Office staff. The day culminates in a meeting with the ALAO member's legislator and staff.

Past recipients of this award have found the day to be very rewarding and have fostered relationships with their legislators that continue over the years.

Application Process

To apply: send a letter of interest to the ALAO Government Relations Team at grt@alaoweb.org. Include in your letter a brief description of your advocacy activity and issue involvement through ALAO or other civic organizations. Include also the name and phone number of a reference who is familiar with your advocacy efforts and interest. Those interested in getting more involved in advocacy efforts are urged to apply.

The deadline for applying is March 15, 2006. You may also download the flyer at http://www.alaoweb.org/govtrelations/travel2005.pdf .

Past Recipients of the Legislative Advocate Travel Award