ALA seeks funding to help libraries weather the economic storm

I'm not sure why I didn't know this yet, but read it on Library Blog Buzz:

The American Library Association (ALA) is asking Congress for $100 million in stimulus funding to aid the nation’s working families during the current economic crisis. Aid is sought to stem the bleeding of critical library services that help Americans with job searches, small business development, financial literacy and other essential assistance in hard economic times.

You can read more in ALA's official press release.  I hope they get it.  We deserve it more than the outmoded, inefficient American auto industry, and what we're asking for is peanuts in comparison.  Keep your fingers crossed.