Greetings,
Thank you to all of you who have contacted your legislators about the importance of keeping CLC's funding as well as all State Library funding intact. We appreciate all of the support.
I wish I could report good news, but we are losing ground again.
The current
Governor's budget proposal eliminates all funding for CLC and borrowIT (formerly Connecticard) - see page 37 & 38.
CLA's lobbyist, Kate Robinson reports that the House Democrats have dropped their sales tax increase which will make it very difficult to restore any cuts.
I know you are tired of writing, calling and even thinking about this, but please contact your legislators again about the value of libraries and the value in funding library programs. Squeaky wheels will win this battle.
Although we don't know when a budget vote will be called; it could be as this Thursday.
Contact information, talking points and other resources are available below.
Please let us know what responses you've received so we can communicate that to CLA's lobbyists.
Thanks as always for your support.
Jennifer
Advocate for Library Funding Now!
We can't allow them to think library funding can be compromised.
Urge them to vote for a budget that makes library services whole, including funding for Cooperative Library Service Units (CLC). Help them understand how cuts to CLC impact your library and library services across the state. Ask them to keep the $190,000 for Cooperative Library Service Unit (CLC) funding in the FY 17-18 budget. With that $190,000, CLC can help libraries across the state save more than $7,400,000. We are a good bargain for the State of Connecticut.
Jennifer
Jennifer Keohane, Executive Director
Connecticut Library Consortium
860.344.8777
jkeohane@ctlibrarians.org
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