Western MA Legislative Breakfasts Start This Week

Legislative Breakfast season is upon us! These events across the 4 western counties are opportunities to learn about this year's big library issues and to get guidance and support from our State Senators and Representatives. This is especially important at this time, with the State budget process for FY12 about to get underway.

Plan to attend a breakfast for your representatives. Following are details about each breakfast in Western Massachusetts. All types of libraries benefit from State funding for libraries, so we hope you will encourage staff members, trustees, friends, and officials to join you. If you're emailing, please use the Subject "Legislative Breakfast RSVP."

Senator Stephen Brewer
Friday, February 4, 2011 ~ 8:00 a.m. – Monson Free Library
Host: Katie Krol, Library Director
Registration email: kkrol@cwmars.org

Senator Ben Downing
Friday, February 11, 2010 ~ 8:00 a.m. Adams Free Library
Host: Deborah Bruneau, Library Director
Registration email: L.Kaufmann@mcla.edu

Senator Michael Knapik
Friday, February 11, 2011 ~ 8:15 a.m. – Westfield Athenaeum
Host: Christopher Lindquist, Library Director
Registration email: rmelnick@westath.org

Senator Stanley Rosenberg
Friday, February 11, 2011 ~ 8:00 a.m. – Greenfield Community College
Host: Eric Poulin, Coordinator of Library Services
Register at http://masslibsystem.org by clicking on the Services tab at the top of the page, then click on Continuing Education in the drop down menu to reach the MLS Calendar of Events.

Senator James Welch AND Senator Gale Candaras
>>>A combined breakfast for the two senatorial districts that overlap in Springfield<<<
Friday, February 18, 2011 ~ 8:00 a.m. ~ Springfield City Library
Host: John Ramsay, Assistant Library Director
Registration email: JRamsay@SpringfieldLibrary.org
Or phone the library at 413-263-6828 x. 290

Find the names of your state Senator and Representative(s) by visiting the Massachusetts Library Association - Elected Officials website http://capwiz.com/ala/ma/state/main/?state=MA