[Dcmosls] Fwd: Contacting State Legislators Today - Urgent

[John Brock]

Hello;
 
Pardon the overpopulation of the listserv, but this is urgent from NYLA.
Thanks. 
 
John P. Brock
School Library System Coordinator
Delaware-Chenango-Madison Otsego BOCES
6678 County Road 32
Norwich, NY 13815-3554
 
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>>> "Michael Borges" <director at nyla.org> 3/29/2007 11:52 AM >>>

Please make sure everyone on your staff and your member libraries reach out today. The Budget Process is moving along rather quickly and we do not want a Library Aid increase to be left out of a final State Budget.  So far only 144 people have sent faxes today, we need like 20 people per legislator to send a letter or call to make an impact.
 
Dear Library Advocate,
 
The State Budget process is winding down and the Legislature is expected to vote on the Budget over the weekend.  Joint Budget Conference Committees are meeting to resolve differences between the Assembly's and Senate's Budget proposals.  As reported previously, the Senate is proposing a $5 million increase in Library Aid and making the 2006/2007 increases permanent. The Assembly is proposing a $3 million increase.
 
NOW IS THE TIME !  to contact your state legislators and urge them to resolve their differences and continue to invest in our libraries and library systems as well as make permanent the increases.  Go to www.nyla.org ( http://www.nyla.org/ )and click on Contact Your Elected Officials to send a fax (new letter) to your state legislator or call your state legislator in their Albany office, links to Legislature can be found here http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=514
 
THE LIBRARY COMMUNITY NEEDS TO ACT NOW!  to prevent a Library Aid increase from falling off the negotiating table.
Michael J. Borges
Executive Director
New York Library Association
252 Hudson Avenue
Albany, New York 12210-1802
Tel.  518-432-6952, ext. 101
fax 518-427-1697
director at nyla.org

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