Dear Friends: You have got to appreciate the irony of this. Jeb Bush signed a proclamation that February 2003 will be "Library Appreciation Month." As my friend Drew Smith said "And, January is Library DEpreciation month!" http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/Friends/BLDFT.html I want to let you know that we have friends in Canada, Australia and England who are also helping us by contacting our Legislators. I would highly recommend that all of you please send letters or faxes. They are much more effective than emails. The reality is that e-mails can be deleted. Thank you. Pamela J. Cooper, Supervisor Indian River County Main Library Florida History & Genealogy Department 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 772-770-5060, Fax 772-770-5066 Email: [email protected]

Ironic and oh, so sad, Pam. Your letter has been shared extensively throughout the country. Phone calls make a difference, too. I called several, then I sent the letter and the website where your info is posted to their email address. I got this back, so they are hearing from people: "I will certainly review all of this information. I have spoken to several other representatives and they have also been contacted by concerned citizens about this issue.." We CAN make a difference. I just shared the Library Appreciation Month with some folks. I was told, or had it implied to me, that it is vital to contact the legislators, not just the governor. Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Cooper" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:48 AM Subject: [FLORIDA] Florida State Library > Dear Friends: > You have got to appreciate the irony of this. Jeb Bush signed a proclamation > that February 2003 will be "Library Appreciation Month." As my friend Drew > Smith said "And, January is Library DEpreciation month!" > > http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/Friends/BLDFT.html > > I want to let you know that we have friends in Canada, Australia and England > who are also helping us by contacting our Legislators. > > I would highly recommend that all of you please send letters or faxes. They > are much more effective than emails. The reality is that e-mails can be > deleted. > > Thank you. > > Pamela J. Cooper, Supervisor > Indian River County Main Library > Florida History & Genealogy Department > 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 > 772-770-5060, Fax 772-770-5066 > Email: [email protected] > > > >