▁value ▁of ▁their ▁libraries ▁to ▁decision - m akers ▁and ▁increase ▁public ▁aw aren ess ." ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 3 4 ▁states ▁have ▁held ▁a ▁Library ▁S napshot ▁Day ▁in ▁their ▁libraries . ▁ ▁National ▁▁ ▁National ▁advoc ates ▁like ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁library ▁issues ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁The ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁gets ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁debate ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁people ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁and ▁services ▁they ▁need . ▁A LA ▁has ▁used ▁li br ari ans ▁to ▁test ify ▁before ▁Congress ▁about ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁and ▁national ▁security , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁advoc ate ▁federal ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁pres erves ▁and ▁prom otes ▁fundamental ▁library ▁values ▁by ▁lo bb ying ▁Congress , ▁partner ing ▁and ▁working ▁with ▁others ▁" inside ▁the ▁B elt way " ▁and ▁beyond , ▁and ▁eng aging ▁in ▁grass ro ots ▁advoc acy ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁that ▁A LA ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁public : ▁ ▁Children ' s ▁Internet ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁( C IP A ) ▁ ▁Cons umer ▁Product ▁Saf ety ▁Im prov ement ▁Act ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁Liter acy ▁Legisl ation ▁ ▁Library ▁Services ▁and ▁Technology ▁Act ▁( L ST A ) ▁ ▁The ▁USA ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act ▁ ▁The ▁Library ▁Business ▁Association ▁meets ▁with ▁elected ▁officials ▁to ▁share ▁with ▁them ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁issues ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁the ▁library ▁business ▁community