Support the Public Library!E-mail or call your Councilor TODAY! And Mayor Keller.
Find City Councilor contact info here. Mayor Keller contact info. Ask them to restore $400,000 of necessary Information Technology funding!
Hours will have to be cut without this $400,000!
Contact information for City Council members can be found here. "Our public library provides extraordinary service with modest resources. A 21st Century library delivers most of its resources electronically, whether through its integrated online collection management system, its provision of database services or its online media collections. Maintaining this system requires steady, reliable multi-year funding. [Eliminating] the Library's FY 25 Information Technology budget of $400,000 will seriously affect the provision of all library services, and could result in the decrease in library open hours if staff funding has to be diverted to cover required system maintenance. J.S. Library supporter "The Mayor’s budget presented to the Council for FY 25 Operations.....drops all $400,000 of funding for Information Technology. This includes computers, servers, routers, software, etc. - all things that ensure smooth service to library customers both in the libraries and at home. If the Library has to absorb a $400,000 budget cut, the only realistic option would be to reduce hours and save $400,000 by not having any temporary substitute staff. The Library System cannot turn off the power, water or gas, stop having cleaning and landscaping done or stop having paper and cartridges in printers—and that is about all that is in the budget after staff salaries and benefits. I am dismayed at this budget cut.....this cut.....severely impacts the viability of the library and the many low income and impoverished members of our city who benefit from using the library's computers to find jobs, be informed, communicate. Please oppose this cut." R.P. Library Supporter Check out more information about how the Library is funded on our FUNDING page. Thank you for your support! The Library Advisory Board |
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