Librarians head to Albany on Tuesday to lobby for more state money. They say they've been cut 23%, but library usage is up 12%.
Central New York librarians and library patrons plan to head to Albany on Tuesday, to lobby legislators for more money.
Deborah Emerson, executive director of the Central New York Library Resources Council, says they're asking for the state to restore the 23% cut it made to library funds back in 2008. Emerson says that despite those cuts, library use is up 12%. The 'lobbyists' will also stress the importance of libraries to lower income residents in providing free reference, entertainment and internet services.
