[NFBWATlk] FW: Save #WTBBL!

[Humberto Avila]

passing along for your information. Please spread the word, and get 
involved.




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Subject: 	FW: blurb for newsletter
Date: 	Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:06:34 +0000
From: 	Miller, Danielle <danielle.miller at sos.wa.gov>
To: 	Reginald George <reggeorge at gmail.com>, Humberto Avila 
<avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>



Hi, Reg and Humberto,

Jeff Abrams crafted a good message to send out on his newsletter if you 
care to share this as well with your listservs or want to send this out 
in another week or so to space things out.

Thank you!

Danielle

*Subject:*blurb for newsletter

As we learn more about the path being taken by both federal and state 
administrations, there is ample concern over funding cuts to programs 
like museums and libraries. For the Washington Talking Book and Braille 
Library, the impact of removing state and federal funding from its 
budget would be catastrophic, resulting in the loss of over half its 
staff. This devastating cutback would slow down circulation of books, 
end readers’ advisory support, including technical issues with BARD or 
equipment, decimate local production of new books in audio and braille 
formats, and cut even deeper on staff support for operating the WTBBL 
program and supporting the core services for current and future patrons.

We need to quickly take action to support and maybe even save WTBBL.

To leave a message for your legislators, call the Legislative Hotline at 
*800-562-6000* or find your own legislators using the District Finder: 
https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder/

You can also reach out to State Librarian, Sara Jones at 
sara.jones at sos.wa.gov for more information.