No one is criticizing the staff. We love the staff and appreciate what they do. It is the budget process within the Department of Education where the dictates come from and LVA has little leeway with the way the agency's budget is structured.
People need to write not only to the governor (residents and non-residents) but also to our state senators and delegates in the General Assembly (Va residents). You can easily find out who they are on the G. A.'s website using your address. Write to them particularly at their home address in their districts as well as their Richmond address. It is absurd that out of the few staff position cut across the board, that 16 were at LVA!!
Squeaky wheels often get oiled! The Assembly session starts in January - only two months away!
Eric
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> On Nov 2, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Mel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Agreed. Contact the governor.
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> ~Nurture your empathy~
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>> On Nov 2, 2016, at 9:25 AM, ALBERT TILLSON <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I second that.
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>> Al Tillson
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catherine Greer OBrion
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 9:39 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Library of Virginia reading room closures
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>> I urge patrons who use the resources of the Library of Virginia to direct their frustrations at the budget process, not the dedicated and underpaid staff who've been struggling to maintain high levels of service despite repeated budget cuts over the last ten years.
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>>> On Nov 1, 2016, at 4:02 PM, Eric Huffstutler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> A bit contradictory, isn't it. Not friendly for the taxpayers who support this facility.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: "Eric Grundset"
>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: "VA-HIST" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 3:53:56 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Library of Virginia reading room closures
>>>
>>> The reason that will be given is that LVA must be open on weekdays to support the state government and the General Assembly when in session. The state code states that the library's first responsibility is to the citizens of the Commonwealth. Government is second.
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>>> Eric G
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