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Save Illinois Library Systems!
This petition was published by Hadley Ford on Jun 25, 2010
Dear Governor Quinn,
Please retain funding for library systems in the FY2011 budget.
Please release the funds that the state owes Illinois library systems for FY2010.
Library systems in Illinois allow our local libraries to combine resources and save thousands and thousands of dollars. Library systems are one of the best examples of economic efficiency in the state. Systems have not received a budget increase in 18 years, yet they continue to deliver an incredible return on the small investment the state makes in them each year.
Illinois library systems are the “librarians for the libraries,” providing libraries of all types (public libraries, school and college libraries, and even corporate and law libraries) with the resources they need to help their communities. Library systems provide programs such as:
-Van delivery that connects libraries throughout the state, allowing them to save money by sharing precious resources such as books, DVDs, and other materials.
-Training on the latest technologies so that Illinois libraries can continue to offer their patrons the high levels of library service they have come to expect.
-Arranging group discounts that save libraries up to 98% of the cost of the electronic databases taxpayers are demanding.
These are just a few examples of why Illinois library systems are such a tremendous value to the taxpayers. By providing such services, systems provide a return on investment of up to $10 in service for every dollar of funding received from the state. Please restore the funding in the FY10 Illinois budget that allows this incredible return on investment to continue. Please commit to retain funding for Illinois library systems in FY2011.
I hope that you will agree to support Illinois library systems on behalf of myself and my community.
Thank you,
Please retain funding for library systems in the FY2011 budget.
Please release the funds that the state owes Illinois library systems for FY2010.
Library systems in Illinois allow our local libraries to combine resources and save thousands and thousands of dollars. Library systems are one of the best examples of economic efficiency in the state. Systems have not received a budget increase in 18 years, yet they continue to deliver an incredible return on the small investment the state makes in them each year.
Illinois library systems are the “librarians for the libraries,” providing libraries of all types (public libraries, school and college libraries, and even corporate and law libraries) with the resources they need to help their communities. Library systems provide programs such as:
-Van delivery that connects libraries throughout the state, allowing them to save money by sharing precious resources such as books, DVDs, and other materials.
-Training on the latest technologies so that Illinois libraries can continue to offer their patrons the high levels of library service they have come to expect.
-Arranging group discounts that save libraries up to 98% of the cost of the electronic databases taxpayers are demanding.
These are just a few examples of why Illinois library systems are such a tremendous value to the taxpayers. By providing such services, systems provide a return on investment of up to $10 in service for every dollar of funding received from the state. Please restore the funding in the FY10 Illinois budget that allows this incredible return on investment to continue. Please commit to retain funding for Illinois library systems in FY2011.
I hope that you will agree to support Illinois library systems on behalf of myself and my community.
Thank you,
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