Hi folks! I can't entirely vouch for all the statements made by the sender of the message I'm forwarding or the web sites his message points to. However, the cutoff of library funding is a subject that all genealogists will immediately want to investigate, and if necessary, call their representative about. -- Robert W. King I'm an ingenieur, NOT a bloody locomotive driver! SnailNet: 19023 TV Tower Rd, Winslow, Arkansas 72959 BellNet: 501-634-2086 InterNet: robert@wildweasel.net Web site: http://www.wildweasel.net -----Original Message----- From: Mark Williamson [mailto:mwillia3@midsouth.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, 18 April, 2001 13:16 To: ARJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARJACKSO] (from list keeper) Arkansas state libraries funding cuts Hi gang, Many of you who live in Arkansas already know about the plan brought forth by the Governor's Office to TOTALLY eliminate state aid to Arkansas public libraries. Already, there has been a public outcry in response to this cut, and the Joint Budget Committee has restored just 30% of the state aid for public libraries. More information can be found here: http://www.cals.lib.ar.us/whatsnew/stateaid.htm http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/PublicL/staidpts.htm I just talked to Mrs. Lacy, head of the Jackson County Library, and she said that for the Jackson County Library, the cut in state aid represents a loss of about $20,000 for the upcoming budget year (July 2001 through June 2002.) Many other smaller county libraries, she continued, are in even more desperate need of state funding, and some may be forced to close their doors. Please consider doing the following: (1) If you live in Arkansas, please continue to contact your elected officials about restoring additional funding to the state library system. (2) The Jackson County Library has been of wonderful benefit for those of us doing genealogy. The Library routinely does genealogy lookups free of charge. If you have benefited from the library, please consider a donation to the library to help it continue its top-notch services. The "unofficial" library web page is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~arjackso/lib_info.htm . Thanks so much for your time, Mark Williamson, Memphis, TN ARJACKSO list keeper mwillia3@midsouth.rr.com ============================= Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library