The Governor & the State's Libraries and Schools

RALLY TO RESTORE
GOV. RELL’S LIBRARY CUTS!

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 11:00

DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY


WHAT’S AT STAKE WITH GOV. RELL’S
PROPOSED CUTS TO LIBRARIES?

GONE

· State-wide Digital Library provides access to thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers and other research resources affecting every school, public library and college in Connecticut

· Connecticard allows free access residents to borrow from any library in the state making many more books and other library resources available at great savings to taxpayers

· State-Wide Data Base Program statewide catalog which allows citizens to locate over 4.4 million titles in libraries across the state

· Grants to Public Libraries basic grants to local libraries fund books, technology, and staff training

GOING

· Connecticut Education Network provides every public library with free Internet connection, reduced funding jeopardizes that

· Interlibrary Loan Service reduced funding for the statewide delivery system between libraries. If local libraries had to mail these items it would cost over $5 million a year

YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR SIGNS

WILL SPEAK VOLUMES!

William Cibes wrote in the 5/31/09 edition of The Hartford Courant:

"In a move that would conclusively close the door on the Information Age in Connecticut, Gov. M Jodi Rell proposed cuts Thursday that would shut off access to the Internet through the Connecticut Education Network — a fiber optic network designed to serve public schools and libraries in Connecticut — and drastically reduce the availability of information resources in other agencies."

Read Cibes' in-depth look at the situation by clicking here.