Kansas HB2719 hearing social media recap

Social media recap from March 14 2016 Kansas House Taxation Committee hearing on Kansas HB 2719

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  1. Lobbying/early media call highlights -- a second Storify will be curated later this week of more of the lobbying efforts through social media.
  2. Thumbnail for Kansas Library AssociationKansas Library Association
    Hello Kansas Librarians, On March 8th, a new piece of legislation, HB 2719 ( http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/hb2719/ ), was introduced. This bill has major implications for the future of libraries in the state of Kansas and needs your immediate action.
    KLA
  3. Urgent - Legislative Action Needed!
    Hello Kansas Librarians, On March 8th, a new piece of legislation, HB 2719 ( http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/hb2719/ ), was introduced. This bill has major implications for the future of libraries in the state of Kansas and needs your immediate action.
    Publicnow
  4. Kansas House Bill 2719
    Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I had better news for you but we are facing a storm that most of us have feared. This is a threat that we've never faced before. New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin in his mandatory eviction address before Hurricane Katrina hit the city It saddens me how appropriate these words are now for Kansas libraries.
    Tom Taylor
  5. Thumbnail for House bill jeopardizes over 100 Kansas librariesHouse bill jeopardizes over 100 Kansas libraries
    A bill in the Kansas Legislature could cause serious funding issues for Kansas libraries, potentially closing 48 of them. House Bill 2719 would affect tax dollars and bonds that libraries use to operate. The bill is causing concern for Director Paul Hawkins of the South Central Kansas Library System, who says the bill would defund regional library systems (libraries that serve more than one community).
    Kake
  6. Kansas public library service model is threatened
    This post is in response to advocacy efforts in the Kansas library community, opposing HB 2719. A hearing for this bill is scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2016. Please IMMEDIATELY contact the House Taxation Committee members and your local representative, asking them to oppose this bill.
    Heather Braum
  7. Kansas library advocacy reflections (so far)
    A: In 2013, when 95% of Americans agreed that: the materials and resources available at public libraries play an important role in giving everyone a chance to succeed 95% say that public libraries are important because they promote literacy and a love of reading Source: A December 2013 study from
    Heather Braum
  8. Kansas library advocacy efforts roundup
    I thought it might be a good idea to link to many of the advocacy efforts and links being shared online, against Kansas HB2719 - here's a brief explanation from my own regional library system, the Northeast Kansas Library System.
    Heather Braum

  9. Pre-hearing -- selected commentary

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