speaking up for learning, literacy, and libraries! it’s time elected officials realized that...
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Speaking up for learning, literacy, and
libraries!
It’s time elected officials realized that libraries are important to the success of our state and MUST BE SUPPORTED BY OUR STATE!
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Texans care about libraries!Texans care about libraries!
A Texas voter survey found that A Texas voter survey found that •9 out of 10 Texas believe libraries are important to their 9 out of 10 Texas believe libraries are important to their communities and deserve more funding!communities and deserve more funding!
•An overwhelming majority of Texas voters believe that school An overwhelming majority of Texas voters believe that school libraries are a vital part of the educational process.libraries are a vital part of the educational process.
Texas libraries provide Texas libraries provide ALLALL Texans with tools for Texans with tools for
education, innovation, and education, innovation, and entrepreneurship.entrepreneurship.
$30,000,000$30,000,000
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$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
$16,000,000
2010-11 2012-13
Texshare
K-12Databases
Lone StarLibraries
OtherStatewideLibraryPrograms
From over $30 million in 2010-11 to $2.5 million for 2012-13!
What did Texans lose?
Homework help Research
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Career & Test Preparation
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Job searching
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College preparation
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State funding for e-content State funding for e-content in in academicacademic andand publicpublic
librarieslibraries was greatly was greatly reducedreduced. .
Currently, there is Currently, there is NONO statewide funding for school statewide funding for school library eContent for library eContent for public public
school studentsschool students..
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We must let our legislators We must let our legislators know the know the valuevalue of libraries of libraries
and their contribution to the and their contribution to the successsuccess of our schools and of our schools and
communities.communities.
2014-15 Budget Request
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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E-content learning E-content learning resourcesresources
$9.25 $9.25 million/bienniummillion/biennium
Grants to increase Grants to increase literacy and literacy and
educational success educational success
$3.4 million/biennium$3.4 million/biennium
What Can YOU Do?
Let your elected officials Let your elected officials know how important the know how important the library is to you, your library is to you, your children, school and children, school and community.community.
Educate your elected Educate your elected representativesrepresentatives
Call or write them with Call or write them with your concerns.your concerns.
Invite them to the libraryInvite them to the libraryRecruit others to do the Recruit others to do the
samesameAsk your local school Ask your local school
board, city council, or board, city council, or commissioners court to commissioners court to pass a resolution pass a resolution advocating for library advocating for library funding and supportfunding and support
Educate your CommunityEducate your Community
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