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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

The 2023 State of Land Banking survey received complete responses from approximately 30 percent of those land banks (92 completed, 20 partial). Land bank funding mechanisms vary widely by state and local legislation. Land banks need support in continuing advocacy and education with political leaders to secure more funding support.

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CFP: Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies #ACRL #ACRLPublication

A Library Writer's Blog

Dear Colleagues, We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024). Each selected chapter will run between 1000-3500 words due on November 3, 2023.

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Library Cracks the Code on How To Tell Stories to Stakeholders: They Use Email! Here’s How Their Targeted Newsletter Works

Super Library Marketing

She wanted to share a newsletter her library sends to lawmakers and legislators. Claudine and the External Relations (ER) team realized they needed such a newsletter in 2023. A few months ago, Claudine contacted me to nominate her library for kudos on The Library Marketing Show. But those methods are broad brushstrokes.”

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Vermont Chapter Councilor Report – ALA LibLearnX 2023

Librarian.net

Delgadillo Menahem Schmelzer Barratt Wilkins Betty Lee Sung David Philip Norris Reports Intellectual Freedom Committee put out a six-page report which is well worth reading and can be read here: [link] Report of the Committee on Legislation and the work done by the Public Policy & Advocacy Office at ALA.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The GSEs were authorized by congressional legislation to perform a very specific set of activities, primarily focused on providing loans to consumers or businesses for a designated purpose, and mostly related to real estate and housing. the legislation establishing them). A few of the recommendations require legislation by Congress. [4]

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Celebrating Pride Month in Parks and Recreation — Episode 138

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

In fact, just last week, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. after a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This blocking has been enabled by extensive political advocacy and lobbying, especially aimed at elected members of Congress and state legislatures, and stands out for how effective it has been. 23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform.

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