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Ask the Governor to Release Funds for Missouri's Public Libraries

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Milan Wentz
11 years ago

This is costing roughly a few dollars per tax payer per year. This is unacceptable. Keep library funding.

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Joshua
11 years ago

The state had $2.4B in revenue in 2014, $6.6 million is hardly anything next to that and the social services libraries provide are too great and are too needed for them to be diminished in any way. Keep the budget the same, or increase it.

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Joshua
11 years ago

The state had $2.4B in revenue in 2014, $6.6 million is hardly anything next to that and the social services libraries provide are too great and are too needed for them to be diminished in any way. Keep the budget the same, or increase it.

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Chelsea Olson
11 years ago

Education is what makes America such a privileged country. To revoke the access of knowledge and inspiration to those who can't find it anywhere else is asking for more crime, more poverty, and will stifle the curious minds that we need to keep America moving in a positive direction. I am a teacher and I see how the children view their education and how it relates to their life every day. We are losing the children who care to learn and if we revoke the resources that are given to them, why should anyone care? This is a terrible, terrible mistake.

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Chelsea Olson
11 years ago

Education is what makes America such a privileged country. To revoke the access of knowledge and inspiration to those who can't find it anywhere else is asking for more crime, more poverty, and will stifle the curious minds that we need to keep America moving in a positive direction. I am a teacher and I see how the children view their education and how it relates to their life every day. We are losing the children who care to learn and if we revoke the resources that are given to them, why should anyone care? This is a terrible, terrible mistake.

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andrew malczewski
11 years ago

depose the govonor

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andrew malczewski
11 years ago

depose the govonor

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Max Hewlett
11 years ago

The library is for everyone, but the people that need the library the most are the less fortunate. You are hurting the elderly, poor, and youths in need.

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Max Hewlett
11 years ago

The library is for everyone, but the people that need the library the most are the less fortunate. You are hurting the elderly, poor, and youths in need.

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Juan Burgos
11 years ago

release funds for missouri's public libraries

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Juan Burgos
11 years ago

release funds for missouri's public libraries

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Daniel Plonowski
11 years ago

You are not serving the public by eliminating public library funding

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Daniel Plonowski
11 years ago

You are not serving the public by eliminating public library funding

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Alicia Bingham
11 years ago

Without public libraries my children would not have such a broad range of vocabulary or imagination. We frequent our public library Ina weekly basis. My children are also participating in many of the programs offered by the children's department of the library. It would be a shame to let go of a facility that helps our children in such a positive way.

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Alicia Bingham
11 years ago

Without public libraries my children would not have such a broad range of vocabulary or imagination. We frequent our public library Ina weekly basis. My children are also participating in many of the programs offered by the children's department of the library. It would be a shame to let go of a facility that helps our children in such a positive way.

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Kaitlin Wagner
11 years ago

My local library a huge part of my childhood, and something that I think all children, and adults, should have access to. They are an essential part of our communities.

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Kaitlin Wagner
11 years ago

My local library a huge part of my childhood, and something that I think all children, and adults, should have access to. They are an essential part of our communities.

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Matthew
11 years ago

Libraries are an essential part of local communities. At a time when our education system is struggling, how could one even fathom cutting library funding to make the problem even worse?

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Matthew
11 years ago

Libraries are an essential part of local communities. At a time when our education system is struggling, how could one even fathom cutting library funding to make the problem even worse?

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Cheryl Tilley
11 years ago

Libraries are key to an effective democracy.