Library Advocacy: Florida

ALL FL State Aid Funding For Public Libraries To Be Eliminated
LISNews Librarian And Information Science News: March 11, 2010 — Blake

On March 10, appropriations committees in the Florida House and Senate adopted positions eliminating all funding for Florida’s State Aid to Public Libraries program. This devastating action will result in some Florida library branches closing and will seriously cripple libraries’ ability to serve Floridians. Libraries have already taken their share of local and state budget cuts. This will be especially damaging to libraries in Florida’s rural communities, as these libraries rely heavily on provisions in the program that help communities with lower tax bases. READ MORE !