| National Library Week is April 8-14The Mississippi Library Association NLW posters are available for download. We hope that libraries around the state will download and print these materials for use in their libraries and communities. | |
Take Action now!With the legislative process underway it is clear that it is time to start working with our legislative members to impress upon them the importance of continued funding for the Mississippi Library Commission and the MAGNOLIA project. The Governor's proposed budget recommends a 15 percent cut to the Mississippi Library Commission. This could result in a $1.8 million reduction in the MLC funding. This could also result in a significant reduction in funding for the MAGNOLIA project. Please take time to contact your legislative members and let them know the impact of this budget cut. The MLC is already reviewing the consequences of this reduction and the impact it will have on libraries throughout the state. Since much of the MLC funding goes to public libraries for personnel grants, this could result in a loss of services, reduction in hours and even closing some smaller libraries. Talk to your local public library directors to find out the impact and use that information to make the case for the libraries in your area. Prior to talking to your legislative members please review the documents to the right for additional tips and information. |
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Mississippi Libraries
Mississippi Libraries (ISSN 0194-388X) is a quarterly publication of the Mississippi Library Association and is indexed in Library Literature.
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MLA Sponsors
The MLA would like to thank the following sponsors and exhibitors for their support of our 2011 annual conference. If you would like to contribute, please see our exhibitor information page or contact Stephen Cunetto, MLA Vice President, at (662) 325-8542 or scunetto@library.msstate.edu.
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