On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the CALL Government Relations Committee welcomed public librarians from around Illinois and the AALL Government Relations Committee Chair for a virtual panel. The panel focused on challenges public libraries face and the advocacy efforts at state and national levels to counter them. Amanda McKay from the Effingham Public Library, David McFadden from Southwestern Law School, Elizabeth Lynch from Addison Public Library, and Laura Long from Fremont Public Library shared their experiences and discussed concrete ways to advocate for libraries on a local, state, and national level.

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