• KAREN CREENAN, Executive Director

 NEW YORK STATE BUDGET PROCESS BEGINS.  LETTERS NEEDED

The New York State budget season has begun.  Governor George Pataki’s office is putting together the Governor’s proposed budget for 2006 now.  Letters or other communications are needed to urge him to include increased state funding for libraries.  The message is simple.  Citizens need and deserve good libraries.  State funds help local libraries deliver expanded service to their communities.  We will be sending more specific information about legislative priorities soon.  Meanwhile library staff, trustees, volunteers, and other library supporters can contact the Governor as follows:

Hon. George E. Pataki
Governor
Executive Chamber
State Capitol
Albany, New York 12224 

ALSO check the NYLA website, www.nyla.org for suggestions.  

 

·     ROBERT McLAUGHLIN, Cataloging Services

1. Reminder about vendor reimbursement: You have four days left (Nov. 15) to submit your request for reimbursement. The sooner all the requests come in, the faster you get reimbursed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call or email me.
 

    2.  The saga continues:

The following books sent in several weeks ago without property stamps or library keys. Several attempts to determine the owners have been made, but to no avail. These books will now be given away at the next system meeting:

“May I bring a friend” by Beatrice De Regniers
 “Under the red flag” by Ha Jin
“Let sleeping dogs lie” by John R. Erickson
“Secret laundry monster files” by John R. Erickson
“Canyon quest” by Jim Ware
“Henry and Beezus” by Beverly Cleary
“The mouse and the motorcycle” by Beverly Cleary
“Dr. Ackerman’s book of boxers” by Lowel Ackerman
“Countdown” by Iris Johansen

Please contact me if these titles are recognized.

 

·     ANNETTE BIRDSALL, Youth Services Coordinator

Reminder
December 15^th is the System Meeting featuring the storytime resources provided by FLLS.  Come explore, play & share creative ways to make your storytimes fun with craft books, big books, pop-up books, storytime extensions, storytime boxes, booklists & program ideas.  Try out the Ellison Die-Cut Machine -Plan ahead and bring paper, card stock, material, or foam and get your cut-outs all done for the season! 

Hope to see you there.  RSVP annette@flls.org or 273-4074 x. 27