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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 3:39 PM To: TLA Membership Subject: [tlamembers] It's Now or Never for School Library Databases--We Need Your Help TODAY! Importance: High Dear Library Supporters The legislative budget committee is about to make a decision on funding school library databases. Please, please take five minutes to contact elected officials as soon as possible (this afternoon if you can). We need them to fund school library databases for the next two years. Send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; and [EMAIL PROTECTED] We need all of you to absolutely blitz these offices with messages about the databases. Tell them: Texas school children need equitable access to online learning materials. We need the budget conference committee to appropriate $2.5 million/year for school library databases in the TEA budget. The House recommended this funding level in Article XI of the Appropriations Bill. Now, we need that recommendation to be included as part of the TEA budget in Article III. Explain why school library databases are essential! We're in the final stretch here, and nothing short of a massive effort from library supporters throughout the state will make this funding happen. We need your voice today! Thanks, Gloria If you have trouble with the email addresses above, try using the online Web forms: Kolkhorst: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist13/kolkhorst.htm Chisum: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=88 <http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=88&rep=warren.chisum> &rep=warren.chisum Ogden: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist5/dist5.htm#form If you are a state employee and have questions about how best to contact elected officials, see http://www.txla.org/html/legis/Govt_Emp.html. Gloria Meraz Director of Communications Texas Library Association 3355 Bee Cave Road, Ste. 401 Austin, TX 78746 512/328-1518; 800/580-2852 (fax)512/328-8852 www.txla.org
