The Capital Region BOCES SLS Council decided this year to attend NYLA’s Library Lobby Day as a group.
We had appointments with Assemblymen Tonko, Eddington and Reilly and Senators Farley and Seward. With each of them, we explained the high value of a solid school library program and the need for increased funding for school libraries and school library systems.
We feel very positive about the possibility for increases in the $6 and about full funding for NOVEL.
Of course, it’s all about politics and, between now and the final budget votes, a lot can happen. A new governor makes things even less predictable. Still, we are guardedly optomistic.
Lobby Day is an unusual opportunity to see citizens engaged in the political process at the grass roots level.
