NYLA Legislative Alert
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MHLS)
As you may know, the state is potentially facing a $4 billion plus deficit in the next fiscal year starting April 1, 2008. The NYS Division of Budget is currently working on putting together the 2008-09 Executive Budget, which the Governor is scheduled to release on January 22nd
In order to preserve the gains we have made over the past few years, we are asking library advocates to contact the Governor in support of keeping the increases in Library Aid ($8 million) and Public Construction Aid ($14 million) in his proposed 2008-09 Executive Budget.
NYLA is also urging the Governor to amend the Contracts for Excellence Initiative to permit increased funding for schools to purchase books and to hire school library media specialists in high need school districts.
Visit www.nyla.org and click on "Become a Library Advocate" button to send a fax to the Governor. Also our full 2008 State Budget Priorities are listed under Headlines.
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
dire...@nyla.org