Related Sites
ALTAFF 
- Association of Library Trustees and Advocates and Friends of Libraries USA. Through annual meetings and preconferences, divisional conferences, regional institutes, and local seminars, ALTAFF provides trustees and advocates with the resources they need to take the lead on today’s critical issues - library advocacy, intellectual freedom, funding, and public policy development. The group is also a nationwide membership organization of local Friends groups, libraries, and individuals. More than two thousand member groups represent hundreds of thousands of library supporters.
Capwiz - ALA - Visit the ALA Capwiz site and find action items where you can contact federal and state officials electronically regarding current legislative issues.
Capwiz - Maryland - Visit the Maryland Capwiz site and find action items where you can contact federal and state officials electronically regarding current legislative issues.
League of Women Voters - Whether you're interested in voter information, civic participation, or current public policy issues such as election reform, campaign finance reform and health care, you have come to the right place. This web site not only gives you the most up-to-date information, it provides you with the tools to get involved in the democratic process at the federal, state and local levels. We invite each of you to visit our interactive center - the place to go to get connected to your elected officials and media representatives.
MAPLA - Maryland Association of Public Library Administrators. MAPLA is an organization of public, regional, and state library administrative officers advocating for excellent public library services for all Maryland residents. Our vision is that residents of Maryland will know that public libraries are essential and fundamental to their quality of life.
MLA - Maryland Library Association. MLA is active in keeping its members apprised of the Legislative news from Annapolis and Washington, DC.
MD Library Leadership Institute - A program coordinated by MLA to develop leaders for MD Libraries.
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Library Development and Services (DLDS) - As the state library agency, the Division administers state and federal programs to improve libraries throughout Maryland. Under the Division are two branches: Public Libraries and State Networking and the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. The Maryland Advisory Council on Libraries advises the Division. The Division of Library Development and Services guides and develops statewide Maryland public library network services through leadership and consultation in technology, training, marketing, funding, resource sharing, research and planning, so that Maryland libraries can fulfill their missions now and in the future to the people of Maryland.
SAILOR - Sailor is a project of Maryland Public Libraries that leverages Internet technology to facilitate Maryland resident access to information anywhere, anytime at no charge.
Mary Lou Dewey Advocacy Grant Awarded
Congratulations to the Friends of the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped for their project to develop an interactive web portal.
Watch for information on the next grant opportunity in January 2011.
Donate to the Mary Lou Dewey Advocacy Grant and Annual Awards funds.
