Governor Cuomo's FY2016-17 Executive Budget has funding for libraries remaining flat at $91.6M. We're asking for a 4.3% increase from last year's funding, which is the same percentage increase that he has proposed in the Education budget ($992M). This increase would get NYS libraries closer to the full funding required by ED Law ($102.6M) which was last received in 2007.
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Check out the the full run-down of the NYLA's legislative priorities on their website. The New York Library Association does an excellent job in lobbying on behalf of our libraries and letting us know what going on in Albany. They also provide handy advocacy tools.
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