Libraries featured on Today Show!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/31237988#31237988

The ALA Public Information Office worked with the Today Show on this
segment and has followed up to encourage NBC affiliates to take up the
story locally. But you can help extend the reach of this positive story
in several ways:

1) Include the Today Show link on your library Web site

2) Reach out to your local media this week with your local story
(particularly NBC affiliates), complemented by national data from the
ALA. Two key data points from the Today Show were: 73% of public
libraries report they provide the only free access to the Internet in
their communities. This rises to 83 percent for rural libraries:
http://tinyurl.com/mupmzd and www.ala.org/plinternetfunding Also, 68
percent of Americans have a library card: http://tinyurl.com/9ewpcc

3) Take advantage of free ALA resources to help tell your story to
media, elected officials and funders: