Campaign for more funding for libraries

Following strong opposition expressed by councils and regional library corporations to the recent cuts in Victoria's recurrent library funding, the Save Our Libraries - Fairer Funding campaign has kicked into action by the Municipal Association of Victoria (NAV).

The MAV is encouraging all councils to:

• Adopt an urgent council resolution to write to the Victorian Premier and Minister for Local Government requesting the reversal of operational library funding cuts and a fairer funding model;
•  Write to local Members of Parliament asking for the matter to be raised in the next sitting of Parliament;
• Join and promote the facebook page to local communities; and
• Make community petitions available at libraries and council customer service centres.

For more information go to www.mav.asn.au/saveourlibraries