ALA's Sheketoff: New Congress Should Be Good for Libraries
From Library Journal:
The new Congress elected Tuesday—with a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives and a possible majority in the Senate—should bode well for libraries, according to Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American Library Association's (ALA) Washington Office. "I think it's going to be a very exciting time in Washington," she told LJ. "The voters sent the message that they weren't happy with the way the government is running. So I hope that that means there will be real cooperation between both houses of Congress and the president in the future, and that's good for libraries." She noted that simple gridlock has slowed the approval of library appropriations bills that both parties have agreed on.