Save Ohio Libraries part 1

If you care at all about Ohio's economy, the quality of education in Ohio, and the quality of life in Ohio, please contact the Joint Conference Committee immediately and let them know that slashing Ohio's library funding in half would be devastating to the state. Library usage has risen significantly during this recession. People need libraries now more than ever. Libraries offer more services now than at any time in their history. Ohio's library budgets are already stretched tight due to a twenty percent decrease in state funding. An additional thirty percent cut would force many to cut services, make layoffs, and even close. Ohio can ill afford to further cripple the job market, not only by putting so many library employees out of a job, but by taking away resources that so many people use to develop new job skills, create resumes, look for jobs and fill out online applications. Those are just a fraction of the services that libraries provide freely to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Contact info for the Joint Conference Comittee:

House Conferees:
Name Phone Number Email
Vernon Sykes 614-466-3100 district44@ohr.state.oh.us
Jay Goyal 614-466-5802 district73@ohr.state.oh.us
Ron Amstutz 614-466-1474 district03@ohr.state.oh.us

Senate Conferees:
Name Phone Number Email
John Carey 614-466-8156 sd17@senate.state.oh.us
Mark Wagoner 614-466-8060 SD02@senate.state.oh.us
Dale Miller 614-466-5123 sd23@maild.sen.state.oh.us

This footage was taken at the 'Red Rally' for Ohio libraries at the statehouse in Columbus on June 25, 2009. My apologies for the quality of the video and the roughness of this cut. I wanted to get this out there quickly, and that has already been delayed by upload problems. Part two will soon follow.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Save Ohio Libraries
• library
• Governor Ted Strickland
• Red Rally
• budget
• Ohio