Office of Government Relations (OGR)

1615 New Hampshire Ave NW 1st Floor
Washington DC 20009-2520

Phone : 202-628-8410
Fax : 202-628-8419

Initiatives and projects

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
Online Training with Advocacy "Guru" Stephanie Vance
Federal Advocacy Resources and How to Get Involved

Committee on Legislation (COL)

COL Legislative Agenda
COL Resolutions
COL Members
Legislative Assembly Members
Subcommittee on E-Government Services
Subcommittee on Government Information
Subcommittee on Grass Roots Advocacy
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
Subcommittee on LSTA
Subcommittee on Telecommunications

OGR Issue Briefs

All the latest briefs on OGR key issues and how they relate to libraries are available here.

Mission

As part of the ALA Washington Office, the Office of Government Relations (OGR) is charged with following and influencing legislation, policy and regulatory issues of importance to the library field and its public.

Responsibilities

In coordination with its sister office, the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), OGR works to insure that libraries are consistently involved in the legislative and policy decision-making processes by:

informing government of the needs and concerns of the library community;
providing library supporters with up-to-date information on government actions or proposals;
building coalitions with Washington-based representatives of other groups with similar concerns; and
developing grassroots networks to lobby legislators and further library interests.

At the direction of the ALA Committee on Legislation, the Office of Government Relations covers a broad range of issues including, but not limited to: copyright, appropriations, library programs, government information and telecommunications.

Staff

Lynne Bradley - Director
Email: lbradley@alawash.org

Don Essex - Legislative Information Specialist
Email: dessex@alawash.org

Jeffrey Kratz - Assistant Director
Email: jkratz@alawash.org

Jessica McGilvary - Assistant Director
Email: jmcgilvray@alawash.org

Kristin K. Murphy - Government Relations Specialist
Email: kmurphy@alawash.org

Corey Williams - Associate Director
Email: cwilliams@alawash.org