[tblc-diversity] Jeb Bush cuts funding to Fla. library cooperativ

[kmccook@chuma.cas.usf.edu]

This has been going around since last Friday..I got it 3 times today.
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From:           	"Shirl Kennedy" <sdk@tampabay.rr.com>
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>From the current issue of Library Juice (http://libr.org/Juice/)

4. Jeb Bush cuts funding to Fla. library cooperatives


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rosenzweig [iskra@earthlink.net]

This is a rally call for those of you in (and out of) Florida. Looks
like Jeb got scissor happy and decided to cut funding to all six Fl.
Library cooperatives down to zero. Which means across the state of
Florida public, K-12 school, academic and specialized libraries will
have very limited networked access to the resource sharing, continuing
education, and technology these coops bring. This is a very serious
crisis, and a letter writing campaign will begin next week. I
encourage everyone to visit http://www.neflin.org (the North East
Florida Library Network) or whatever cooperative to which you may
belong, educate, and retaliate!

And to think his sister-in-law is a librarian...


-----Original Message-----
From: =A0 Brad Ward [mailto:brad@neflin.org]
Sent: =A0 Friday, January 19, 2001 1:45 PM
To: NEFLIN-Announce List Member
Subject: =A0[NEFLIN-Announce] Funding crisis - We need your help!


NEFLIN Members,
Many times you have heard the word "crisis" used. =A0I want you to know
that I do not use that word lightly in writing to you today. Governor
Jeb Bush has put out his budget this week. =A0He has cut the funding for
all six Florida library cooperatives from $1.2 million next year to
ZERO. =A095 percent of NEFLIN's funding comes through the State of
Florida in the form of grants. =A0This is our operating monies and the
match we use to obtain federal LSTA funds. =A0Without the base funding
of $1.2 million dollars, NEFLIN, and 3 of the other Florida
cooperatives, will have to close their doors on October 1st. In order
to have this base of funding next fiscal year we need the Florida
legislature to put this funding in their budget. I will be sending you
the following information next week via fax and e-mail: * A list of
legislators, with contact information, in NEFLIN's service area that
need to be contacted either personally, via letter and/or via e-mail.
* A form letter that can be sent to these legislators to show your
support.

I am asking that every person on your staff send the letter. =A0Numbers
count!

I'm optimistic that we can rally support in the legislature. =A0Please
be on the lookout next week for more information. Thanks! Brad

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Brad Ward
Executive Director
NEFLIN
904-278-5620
brad@neflin.org
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