Public Policy

THANK YOU FOR LOBBYING LEGISLATORS!

We sent postcards to Assemblymen John Lemondes & William Magnarelli and Senators Rachel May & John Mannion asking them to support $3M in funding for NOVELny. Continuing funding ensures equity of access to essential database resources for all New Yorkers, from students in K-12 classrooms to life-long learners in the public setting. NOVELny is an online virtual electronic library available free to every resident in NYS. It is accessed daily by students, library patrons, businesses and individuals seeking the full texts of journals, newspapers, encyclopedias, genealogy, law, and other references. The funding is in jeopardy of being eliminated from the NYS budget. Thank you BPL lobbyists!