[Genealib] SAVE OHIO LIBRARIES!

Tue Jun 23 11:50:04 EDT 2009

I'm always amazed at the shortsighted politicians...yes, libraries are an 
easy cut (for them), but then in 20 years when they have a crop of stupid 
people they'll wonder why!

Libraries see more of their constituents on a daily basis than any other 
agencies, yet are the first to lose.  Just ignorant!

Larry Oathout
Director
Tell City-Perry County Library
Tell City, IN 47586
812-547-2661
(Fax) 547-3038
www.tcpclibrary.org

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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:55:03 -0400
Subject: [Genealib] SAVE OHIO LIBRARIES!

    Hi Everyone

I am sending this email out to all my contacts asking a huge favor. On July 
1 of this year (next week!) Ohio Gov Strickland and legislature will decide 
on a current bill that will cut Ohio Library funding by an additional 50% on 
top of many many cuts made previously.
If this happens next week our library system will be loosing 5 of its 7 
branches that will be CLOSED. This will leave Main Library and Schiappa 
opened with shorter hours. This will mean at least 35 job losses across our 
system, maybe more.
Here is how you can help:

Send a fax to Gov Ted Strickland in Columbus Ohio. I understand his phone 
and email is shut down because of the volume but so far his fax is still 
operating:  
614-466-9354

All you need to state is how terrible this would be if Ohio's libraries get 
shut down because of the budget cuts. Not only will there be more 
unemployment in the state of Ohio but also many unemployed people come to 
Ohio libraries using the internet for hopes of finding a job somewhere. This 
list goes on. 

Also contact our State Rep John Domenic phone 614-466-3735; fax at 
614-719-6995 or email John at:
district95 at ohr.state.oh.us

Also contact Sen Jason Wilson:
email: senatorwilson at maild.sen.state.oh.us

We only have one week to get this done so anything you can do to help keep 
Ohio Libraries open will be truly Wonderful. We all know the need is here 
especially with so many people out of work and school libraries not being as 
efficient as public libraries. The future for Ohio is based in our 
Libraries. 
WE DON'T WANT OHIO TO BE KNOWN AS THE STATE THAT KILLED LIBRARIES!!!

Please help us in Ohio.
Sandy Day
Schiappa Library 
Steubenville Ohio

PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST. THIS IS URGENT.

THANK YOU!!
SANDY

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