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Do the Write Thing
08Jun09
At a recent meeting of Connecticut librarians, I volunteered to serve on an ad hoc committee, charged with the task of writing a collaborative letter, addressed to Governer Rell and the Connecticut State Legislature, regarding the devastating impact of the proposed FY2010-2011 budget. Without getting into the nitty gritty details, Governer Rell’s budget either reduces or suspends funding for crucial state-sponsored library [...]
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