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This button was created for the American Library Association’s Social Responsibilities Round Table, a unit within the ALA that works for human and economic rights and to promote other progressive agendas. In 1977 SRRT brought a membership resolution to the ALA Council on “Free Access to Information”.  At the time some publicly funded libraries had begun to charge fees for use of automated bibliographic databases. The resolution was approved and the ALA made it part of the organization’s policy of equal access to information.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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The American Library Association (ALA) provides ALA memberships for students that are enrolled in MLS/MLIS, NCATE, and LTA programs. These students are studying to be public, academic, school, and special librarians. By having a membership in ALA, students are given access to and connection with influential library professionals across the world. The membership also offers students the opportunity to practice the theories and skills learned in school. 

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The "Save America’s Libraries" Campaign was launched during the 2002 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia to address the budget crises facing libraries. The campaign addresses how budget cuts are affecting library operations. ALA members, librarians, and library staff and volunteers were urged to talk and write to their legislators, and make patrons of libraries and the media aware of what’s happening concerning library funding. "Save America's Libraries" is an ongoing campaign. There are now meetings and videos to educate influentials about the library funding crisis.    

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Since the 1920s, writers have worked on publication deadlines: time limits by which issues have to be ready to be published. This button is likely from the gift shop of the Newseum, a Washington, DC-based museum that collected artifacts related to the history of journalism in the United States.

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The American Library Association supports human rights, including gay rights, by supporting intellectual freedom, privacy and confidentiality, and promoting equal access to library services and resources. In 1970, the ALA formed its first LGBT forum called the Task Force on Gay Liberation. Today, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Round Table works to make library resources accessible to this community. The ALA seeks to do this by expanding their collections and services to include and reflect the needs of the LGBT community and by making their facilities welcoming to the LGBT community.

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The original form of the "I heart" and "I love" logos was the I heart NY logo created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

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The Women’s History Library in Berkeley, California maintained the international archive for the movement to create a Women’s History Day and Month, as well as the women’s liberation movement from 1968 – 1974. The library was created by pioneer feminist Laura X. The library divided the archives into three collections: Herstory, Women’s Health/Mental Health, and Women and Law. Nearly one million documents have been preserved on microfilm and are available through the National Women’s History Project.