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7/30/08-Press Release on Governor's Plan to Address Declining State Revenues (PDF)

7/18/08-NYLINE message re Article on Library Demand with accompanying searchable database (PDF)

7/14/08-The New York Sun article: 'Painless Paring' is the Plan for Paterson Budget Cuts

6/25/08-Newsday article: "Legislature Passes Several Bills on Last Day of Session"

5/26/08-Westchester County Business Journal article re Advocate Joan Silverstein (PDF)

Spring 2008-NYLA Bulletin article about WLS Advocate Peter Edelman (PDF)

5/12/08-NYLINE-Association Library Retirement Bill (PDF)

Spring (May) 2008-NYSALB Trustee article: ...you expect me to do what!!! by Richard Strauss, NYSALB President (PDF)

4/14/08-NYLINE-National Library Week Press Release/Budget Update (PDF)

4/9/08-NYLA Legislative Alert-Budget Update (PDF)

4/2/08-NYLA Legislative Alert regarding the 2008-09 State Budget (PDF)

3/31/08-The Journal News article: Governor, lawmakers strike deal on state budget

3/20/08-WLS Library Lobby Day Report (PDF)

3/20/08-Library Lobby Day-Eastchester Public Library Representatives with Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (PDF)

3/19/08-[NYLINE] URGENT! - Help Maintain Funding for Libraries (PDF)

3/14/08-[NYLINE] ALA Alert - Support Federal Funding for Libraries (PDF)

3/13/08-Patterson says he is ready to govern

3/12/08-Governor Spitzer to step down by Monday

3/12/08-[NYLINE] NYLA Lobby Day - A Success! (PDF)

3/7/08-[NYLINE-P] State Librarian Janet Martin Welch Will Retire This Spring (PDF)

3/08-NYLA Talking Points re NYS 2008-09 Budget (PDF)

1/22/08-Press Release regarding Governor Eliot Spitzer's Executive Budget

1/22/08-NYLA Legislative Alert re Governor Spitzer's Proposed 2008-09 State Budget (PDF)

1/18/08-General Information regarding Library Lobby Day - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in Albany. (PDF)

1/11/08-Report on the Advocacy Institute held at the ALA Midwinter Meeting (PDF)

1/9/08-Governor Spitzer's State of the State Address

12/20/07-Reply from Governor Spitzer's Office to the 11/27/07 WLS Board letter (PDF)

11/27/07 Letter to Governor Spitzer from WLS Board regarding support for $8 Million in Library Aid for Library Systems and $14 Million in Public Library Construction Aid (PDF)

11/07-New York Library Association (NYLA) 2008 Budget Priorities

10/24/07-New York Library Initiative Board of Regents Proposals for 2008-09 Library Services

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