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Sen. Hugh Farley
“There are thirty votes in my conference to restore the $18 million. Libraries are non-partisan, it doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat or Republican but you have to support libraries.”
- Sen. Farley, March 10, 2009
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Assemblymember Amy Paulin, Chair of the Assembly Libraries and Education Technology Committee
"We have been talking for years about the need for increased advocacy, your advocacy today surpasses our highest expectations. Your loud voices mean so much in helping us restore the funding for our libraries around the state. The last few years have represented dramatic change for libraries, creating more access to more people, while still maintaining that hometown feeling. This is why we need to keep library doors opened, not closed."
- Assemblymember Amy Paulin, March 10, 2009
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Library Supporters at Rally
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Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, Chair of the Senate Education Committee
"I can tell you that the Senate Democratic Conference met last night and we are going to restore the $18 million cuts back into the budget. There is probably not a single line item in the budget more important to me than libraries."
- Sen. Oppenheimer, March 10, 2009
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Children’s Author Charles R. Smith, Jr.
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Assemblywoman Roann Destito, NYLA Executive Director, Micheal Borges and Senator Joseph A. Griffo
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