Hello--It's me again. This time I'd like to talk a bit about the need for a grassroots response to the Governor's decision to cut state spending on library services by 18% while increasing overall spending by 6%.It's one thing for the Governor to hear complaints from dozens of librarians, maybe scores of legislators. It's another thing entirely for his office to be inundated with polite questions from thousands of the more than 2 million Iowans whose access to library services is in jeopardy.
ILA President Barb Peterson has prepared a template for librarians willing to ask patrons to share their views on the budget reduction with the Governor. Download the document, open it in Word, edit the (NAME) area, insert your Enrich Iowa losses, print 'em out, chop 'em up, and you've got bookmarks.
Make it easy for patrons to express their opinions directly to the Governor. My libraries will be passing these bookmarks out at the circulation desk, and we'll be waving them under the noses of our hundreds of Internet users.
Together, we can get state funding for library services restored, and persuade the Governor that library users are worthy of his support!
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