[Publib] ALA and Funding

[Karen Schneider]

Well, what about massive projects (and oh yes, voting for Michael Golrick
for Council is a given for me)?

What about building an ILL infrastructure?

What about massive book repositories?

Etc.

Karen

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:09 AM, James Casey <jcasey at olpl.org> wrote:

>  I heard on the radio this morning that Illinois may be getting $8.8
> billion in stimulus money.  I sure would like to see a mere $10 million or
> so go into public library construction grant projects.
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> There are so many small public libraries in our state that cannot even
> afford to have a single full time staff person (let alone an MLS librarian)
> that finding money at the local level for capital improvements is all but
> impossible.  Nevertheless, who can continue library service in a building
> with a leaky roof, dead HVAC and ripped up carpets?  The need for capital
> expenditure on our library buildings is HUGE.  ---- Having been on the State
> Library's Construction Grant Review Sub-Committee since 1999, I've seen
> hundreds of grant proposals from libraries that might just as well shut
> their doors if the state funding isn't received.   And then, of course
> entire townships, villages, and even counties would be without a functioning
> public library.
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> By the way, I am voting for Michael Golrick for re-election to ALA
> Council.  He has done a great job for us.
>
>
>
> James B. Casey – My own views
>
> Director of Oak Lawn Public Library
>
> ALA Council Member since 1996
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> *From:* publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:
> publib-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Michael Golrick
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:45 PM
> *To:* publib at webjunction.org
> *Subject:* [Publib] ALA and Funding
>
>
>
>
> Hi-
>
> I was reminded in the conversation about federal funding for libraries,
> that the re-authorization of IMLS and LSTA are scheduled for this session of
> Congress. These are critical sources of funding, and while construction was
> taken out sometime in the '90s, LSTA funding provides for many critical
> services provided by state libraries, and also provides (in some states) the
> opportunities to try new things.
>
> Funding has never been at the authorized level. For some reason Congress
> does not understand that if the funding were closer to the authorized level,
> a new formula would kick in and EVERY state would receive more money (often
> significant for libraries).
>
> So, when the ALA Washington Office asks....call your federal legislators.
> Your state library can tell you how the funds are spent in your state.
>
> Michael Golrick
> mailto:michael.golrick at gmail.com
>
> ALA Councilor-at-Large, Candidate for ALA Council 2009 (Please vote for me)
>
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