Monday, October 5, 2009

Library Day 2010 Announced

Library Day will be held in Tallahassee on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. All library supporters are invited to be a part of FLA's advocacy efforts to talk with state legislators about the importance of libraries in the state's buget. The 2010 legislative platform includes support for

  • State university and community college libraries

  • Public school media centers

  • State Library & Archives of Florida

  • Bureau of Braille & Talking Book Services

  • Department of Correction library services

  • State Aid to Libraries grants (public library funding)

  • Public library construction grants

  • Community Libraries in Caring grant program

  • Library cooperatives

  • Expansion of early voting sites

The full platform may be viewed at http://www.flalib.org/advocacy_documents/Leg%20Platform%202010%20Apprvd%20072409.pdf

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