It's annual conference time! Who's going to DC? Alas, I am not going this year, but if I were, I would be sure to attend this one:
Monday, June 28 (From the ALSC site):
“Public librarians have embraced their responsibility to be the first literacy coach for parents and caregivers of all children, especially children in low-income families,” says Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office, in filed testimony to Congress.
Tip" tag above. 
