• 4/6/09-Update # 3 on 2009-10 State Budget and Libraries from State Librarian Bernard Margolis (PDF)

• 4/6/09-Update on 2009-10 State Budget and Libraries from State Librarian Bernard Margolis (PDF)

• 3/27/09-Important Reminder to Contact Your State Legislators and Governor re NYS 2009-10 Budget (PDF)

• 3/19/09-YouTube clips of George Oros Press Conference

• 3/19/09-State Funding for Libraries Must Be Restored: Oros Joins Librarians to Urge Governor, State Legislature to Fully fund Library Aid (PDF)

• 3/4/09-CNN.com article: "Hard economic times a boon for libraries"

• 2/27/09-The Sound Report: "Assemblywoman Paulin to introduce seven bills to help libraries" (PDF)

• 2/20/09-Sound & Town Report: "State budget cuts 'the worst we have seen,' local officials say" (PDF)

• 2/17/09-FREE METRO Program: Library Advocacy During Critical Times (PDF)

• 2/12/09-George Latimer Public Hearing on Governor Paterson's 2009-10 Budget-Testimony by Diane Courtney, Director of the Larchmont Public Library (PDF)

• 2/6/09-NYLA Legislative Alert-Protect Funding for Libraries in Federal Stimulus Bill (PDF)

• 1/29/09-Libraries not included in Federal Stimulus Bill (PDF)

• 1/28/09-Testimony from Michael Borges, Executive Director of NYLA, to the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing (PDF)

• 1/23/09-Federal Stimulus Bill (PDF)

• 1/16/09-The Westchester Crusader article: "Senator Jeff Klein Ascends to Deputy Majority Leader Post" (PDF)

• January 2009-Governor David A. Paterson's State of the State Address

• 12/19/08-Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Publishes FY 2006 Public Libraries Survey Report

• 12/10/08-Libraries on NBC Nightly News

• 11/18/08-Library Advocates Bring Message to State Capitol: No More Cuts (PDF)

• 11/10/08-The Daily News editorial: "I [Obama] got my job through..."

• 11/08-American Libraries August 2005: Barak Obama's keynote speech at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23-29, 2005, while a U.S. senator from Illinois

• 11/4/08-New York's Education Commissioner, Announces Plans to Step Down Next Year (PDF)

• 10/22/08-[NYLINE] New York State Librarian Appointed (PDF)

• 9/17/08-Presidential Debates and Libraries (PDF)

• 9/8/08-[NYLINE]-Advocacy Works! (PDF)

• 8/20/08-NYLA Legislative Alert-Further Details outlined in Governor's Press Release (PDF)

• 8/20/08-[NYLINE]-Governor and Legislature agree to $412 million in additional cuts to 2008-09 State Budget (PDF)

• 8/20/08-Lawmakers Reach Agreement on $411 Million in State Cuts [The Journal News]

• 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