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Advocate for Shaler North Hills Library

PA Senate calls for 50% reduction in Funding for Libraries in the State Budget

In response to Governor Rendell's proposed 2009-2010 budget cuts, the Pennsylvania Senate plans to cut funding for public libraries across the Commonwealth by 50%! If this proposal passes library facilities, hours, services, programming, materials and personnel will be drastically affected.

The services the Shaler North Hills Library provides can and do make a difference in people's lives. People count on the library for computer and Internet access, job-search assistance, educational programs, books and information as well as free entertainment - especially in hard economic times.

We need your help to avoid devastating funding cuts for all public libraries. NOW is the time to make your voice heard!

Contact your Elected Officials and tell them NO to library funding cuts!

  • Demand for library services is up dramatically during this recession. Libraries all across Pennsylvania are busier than ever before serving people looking for work, families on tight budgets, and retirees grappling with shrinking savings. Budget cuts will reduce library services for the very people who need libraries the most.
  • Governor Rendell's proposed 2009 - 2010 budget already will cost Pennsylvania almost $1 million in federal money for libraries. If the Senate's proposed bill is passed the impact would cost Pennsylvania many more millions of dollars in lost federal funds.
  • Additional funding is needed now more than ever to meet the rising demand for hours, computer access, current books, databases, publications and DVDs.

Please contact your state elected officials today and let them know what the library means to you. Encourage them to support public library funding for the Shaler North Hills Library and libraries across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ask your neighbors, friends and family to do the same.

Be sure to add your personal story about how the Library provides value to you, your family, your business and your community.
Please let us know about your calls, letters and emails by copying us or providing information about your calls to shalerref@einetwork.net.

Want to know more?

More specifics can be found at the Pennsylvania Library Association website, www.palibraries.org.

Talking Points
Frequently Asked Questions about the State Budget:
Goals for 2009-2010 State Budget: