Happy Cinco de Mayo, friends. Or as my husband likes to put it: Spanko de Guyo. 😉
This week I am sharing a specific post from Becky Ross Michael of Platform Number 4. I know not all of my readers live in the U.S., but if you do, check out the activities you can do to support your libraries. While I realize many of us have resources to buy books online or access information sources from our computers, libraries are still a critical piece of our democracy. They are centers of community and important portals to knowledge, thus resources that help sustain our future.
Love Your Library? Help Safeguard Funding for 2019! — Platform Number 4
WHY? According to the ALA (American Library Association), “…despite the additional federal dollars for domestic programs in 2018, the 2019 budget proposed later in February 2018 by the White House again eliminates funding for libraries across the country through LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) and IAL (Innovative Approaches to Literacy), and the fight to […]
via Love Your Library? Help Safeguard Funding for 2019! — Platform Number 4
While you are at it, check out Becky’s blog. She is a published author and freelance editor. I have appreciated her insights and comments on my blog as well.
Cheers & happy weekend!
cristy@meximinnesota.com
mexi minnesotana 
I’m still chuckling about what your husband calls Cinco de Mayo…
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