Sustainable Library Citizens Coalition
CITY COUNTY COUNCIL READ-IN
January 24th, 2011, 7 p.m.
At the City County Building
The Sustainable Library Citizens Coalition is organizing a letter writing/e-mail campaign to encourage Marion County City County councilors to support a resolution asking the State Legislature to pass legislation that will clearly allow Marion County to use County Income Tax revenues for library operating expenses.
In December, an effort to present such a resolution failed and the January 24th City County Council meeting will probably be the only opportunity for the Council to support such legislation. State legislators are saying they will not support new legislation without local support.
The Sustainable Library Citizens Coalition is asking its members and other concerned citizens to do the following
· Write or e-mail your district councilor as well as the at-large councilors asking them to support a resolution “asking for state legislation that clearly allows Marion County to use COIT funding for library expenses.”
· Attend a READ-IN on January 24th at 7 p.m. at the City County Building. Bring a book and an 8” by 11” sign in support of the Library. We want to fill up the council room and the halls outside the room with Library supporters from 7-8 p.m.
If you are writing a letter, please let us know who you wrote. If you are sending an e-mail, copy us at indylibrarycitizenscoalition@g-mail.com. If you can attend the READ-IN on January 24th, let us know.
Without proactive action in January, we anticipate the announcement of further cuts in library services in May. Cutting library services during a recession is as foolish as closing libraries during a plague.--
Amy Shackelford
317 395 4430
http://indy.gov/eGov/Council/Councillors/Pages/map.aspx
http://maps.indy.gov/GovProfile/
Four At Large Councilors
Ed Coleman
edward.coleman@
gmail.com
Phone: 327-4242
Libertarian
Barbara Malone
barbara_malone@
sbcglobal.net
Phone: 291-4359
Republican
Angel Rivera
riveraforcouncil@gmail.com
Phone: 331-5915
Republican
Joanne Sanders
jmsanders@msn.com
Phone: 283-6040
Minority Leader - Democrat
In addition to the read-in, the Sustainable Library Citizens Coalition is meeting to discuss libraries with public officials.
ReplyDeleteCheck out their website: http://myindylibrary.org/
February 8th at 6:30 at the Madame Walker Theatre in the ballroom we will have a Sustainable Libraries Forum inviting elected officials with proposals to save the libraries to educate our community about their ideas and offer opportunity to ask questions.