Speak out for NYC Libraries

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Dear Mayor Adams, City Council Speaker Adams, Finance Chair Brannan, Library Chair Ossé, and your local city council member:

I am writing to urge you to reverse the proposed cuts to libraries, and protect our essential Brooklyn Public Library staff, programs and services.

Brooklyn Public Library offers more than the expansive collections of books and resources we all rely on. They also provide free services to our most vulnerable neighbors, after-school programming for children, and a social lifeline for seniors. They offer help to job-seekers and small business owners. They offer citizenship classes for immigrants and refugees. And so much more.

Brooklyn libraries are a beacon for millions of our neighbors across multiple generations. Libraries remain one of the few places in our city where everyone is welcome to learn and grow together. They are the heart of our community.

The proposed budget cuts to libraries could lead to reductions in operating hours and days, rolled back services and decreased spending on books. In short, these cuts would directly impact my community at a critical moment in our city’s recovery. In the past, you have shown your commitment to this most democratic institution and protected our libraries – and I’m urging you to invest in them once again and reverse the proposed cuts.

Please remember how much Brooklyn’s libraries mean to our neighborhoods.

Thank you,

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