This year’s Summer Reading Program theme is all about expressing yourself. With the proposed cuts to library funding, now is the time to make your voice heard!
What does the library mean to you? A safe place to hang out after school? Somewhere you can go for help with your homework? Your only source for new books? The first place you could access the Internet?
Let your local legislators know how important the library is to you! Email Governor Strickland today, or contact the following state representatives to share your thoughts. You can make a difference!
Not sure what to write? Check out this sample letter.
Senator Bill Harris, President of the Senate
614-466-8086
Senator David Goodman, 3rd District
614-466-8064
Representative Kevin Bacon, 21st District
614-466-6030
Representative Marian Harris, 19th District
614-466-4847
Representative Nancy Garland, %20th District
614-644-6002
Representative Kris Jordan, 2nd District
614-644-6711
For more information on the budget proposal, please refer to this article from Library Journal, or the Save Ohio Libraries website.
Kelly B.
That’s crazy!! I emailed the governor and I hope he gets the message that people really love their local library!
Thanks, Kelly! We need as many people as possible to speak up before June 30 to ask the governor NOT to cut funding to Ohio’s public libraries! Every voice counts!
