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Thank You, Library Advocates!

Thank you to all who spent Wednesday tirelessly marching from office to office in Albany for Library Advocacy Day 2015!

SALS would especially like to Thank:
Ike Pulver, Susan Foley, Jill Simoncic, Tim McDonough, Dan Hubbs, Kathy Naftaly, Annie Miller, Ken Bollerad, Jennifer Ogrodowski, Amy Carpenter, Dan Carpenter, Emily Wierzbowski, Susan Jennings, Debra Ford, Michael Sullivan, Jules Comeau, Robert Tatko, Mary Kim, Michol Tuttle, Karen DeAngelo, Carolyn Dufft, Christine Larocque, and Alex Gutelius

Your support was felt as we visited the offices of Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, Senator Elizabeth O’C. Little, Senator Hugh T. Farley, Assemblyman James Tedisco, Senator Kathleen Marchione, Assemblyman Dan Stec, Assemblyman John T. McDonald, III, Assemblyman Steven F. McLaughlin, and Assemblyman Marc W. Butler.

“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” –Anne Herbert

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Visit www.protectnylibraries.org to find ways to continue the effort!

TASC and Poverty Awareness Workshops for Library Staff and Volunteers

Please join me at the Greenwich Free Library on March 2nd beginning at 9:30 am. Krista Conrick, Program Manager for Adult Literacy at WSHWE will lead both presentations. Come for one or both sessions.

TASC:
Come have your questions answered about TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) aka the former GED test.
Please arrive around 9:15 am to settle in and talk to your colleagues. The 1 hour session will begin at 9:30 am.
All library staff and volunteers are welcome.

Poverty Awareness:
Hidden below their beautiful surfaces, our communities struggle with issues of poverty. This workshop examines the reality of poverty in our area and helps us learn effective responses to people of all backgrounds. Come to develop strategy and skill in showing that we value the worth of all individuals.
Session will begin at 10:45 am

RSVPs are appreciated; please email Jennifer Ferriss by Monday February 23, 2015 with the staff names and an email so that I can reach everyone in case of a snow cancellation. Please let me know which workshop you will attend or if you plan on attending both sessions.

 

NYLA Advocacy Day

Library advocates can visit one-on-one with their legislators to inform them of NYLA’s State Budget Priorities for the year.

Advocacy Day Handout: Advocacy materials are distributed to Advocacy Day attendees to use in their meetings with legislators and staff.
Why is it important to travel to Albany to talk with my legislators about library issues?

  • Libraries need you to speak out for them.
  • Libraries need more state money.
  • Legislators need to learn what libraries do for citizens of New York State.

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