We Need Your Help!
The proposed federal budget will zero out funding for The Institute of Museum & Library Service (IMLS) and its grant program, The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Public libraries across the nation depend on IMLS and the LSTA grants to supplement and strengthen the public’s investment by providing additional financial support for programs, library materials and technology.
The following list identifies just some of the resources that have been funded by these grants for the patrons of the Springfield-Greene County Library District:
- Computers for public use
- Small business resources
- Computer classes for job skills training
- Early Literacy Specialist
- Summer reading outreach for children and teens
- Nonfiction materials for improving life skills
- Video lab for businesses, nonprofits, students
You Can Help
Please contact your United States Senators and Representatives and urge them to fund IMLS and its LSTA grants. Every phone call, fax, email or handwritten letter counts!
Contact information is below:
Honorable Roy Blunt
260 Russell Senate office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: 202-224-5721
www.blunt.senate.gov
Local Office:
2740 E. Sunshine, Ste. B
Springfield, MO 65804
Phone: 417-877-7814
Fax: 417-823-9662
Honorable Claire McCaskill
503 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: 202-224-6154
www.mccaskill.senate.gov
Local Office:
324 Park Central West, Ste. 101
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: 417-868-8745
Fax: 417-831-1349
Honorable Billy Long
1541 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20151
Phone: 202-225-6536
www.long.house.gov
Local Office:
3232 E. Ridgeview St.
Springfield, MO 65804
Phone: 417-889-1800
Fax: 417-889-4915
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