 | Libraries need you to speak out for them. |
| Libraries need more state money. |
| Legislators need to learn what libraries do for citizens of New York
State. |
| Who will gain?
 | All New York libraries and citizens |
| All libraries and systems which receive direct state aid. |
| Many libraries and systems which receive indirect state aid in the
form of cooperative services and shared programs from their library
system. |
| Legislators who need to understand how libraries can help them. |
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| How do I do this?
| Call your legislator’s office, either at home or in Albany. |
| Make an appointment for Lobby Day - March 20th. |
| Keep the appointment. |
| Tell him/her how important your library is to the community - and
its voting citizens. |
| Tell him/her that increased funding for libraries is ESSENTIAL and
CRITICAL. |
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| We have a great opportunity to speak out for additional funding for
electronic resources, construction, and aid for all libraries. It’s not
hard, and we all need to do our part in strengthening New York’s
libraries, systems, and special collections. |
| Meet your colleagues from across the state at the NYLA Briefing Room,
Meeting Room 6, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Concourse Level. Be
part of the solution to some of our library problems such as insufficient
state aid. We hope to see you there! Watch NYLINE and the NYLA web
site - www.nyla.org for further Lobby
Day details and information. |