ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012: Molly Raphael: Petition to President Obama for School Libraries

ALA President Molly Raphael discusses the petition before the Obama administration to to ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program by providing dedicated funding as part of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The petition, located at wh.gov/Wgd, may be signed by anyone 13 and older, making it an active example of the right of petitioning the United States government.