Time to Make Some Calls

Tell the Mayor & The City Council

To Properly Fund Our Public Library

Our beautiful library is facing massive budget cuts once again. In 2009 the City cut funding
by nearly 500 thousand dollars, the staff made many changes and sacrifices to make sure that
those cuts did not disrupt services. Now the talk is further cuts, as much as 700 thousand
dollars Our library cannot sustain these drastic cuts we are asking folks to join us and
help us Save Our Library Tell the Mayor and the City Council to properly fund our
library.
Current discussions envision:
Cuts that will reduce or eliminate reading programs for children
Cuts that will eliminate all evening hours of operation and weekend hours of operation.
Cuts that will undermine displaced workers trying to gain new skills so they can get a job
These cuts do not have to happen. Where there is a political will, a way can be found to
increase revenue.









Coalition to Save Our Library
Email: saveourlibrarycoalition@gmail.com
Like us on facebook: Save Our Library Coalition
We need to call and email the Mayor and City
Council Members and demand that they properly
fund our public library We need to make them
understand that our public library is a vital resource
to our children, our seniors and our community as a
whole.

MAKE THE CALL TODAY AND EVERYDAY
UNTIL WE HAVE SECURED THE FUTURE
OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY

Contact information for the Mayor and City
Council Members

Mayor Mike McElroy
(217) 424-2804
mmcelroy@decaturil.gov

Councilman Jerry Dawson
(217) 424-2804
jdawson@decaturil.gov

Councilman Larry Foster
(217) 424-2804
lfoster@decaturil.gov

Councilman Patrick Laegeler
(217) 424-2804
plaegeler@decaturil.gov

Councilman Pat McDaniel
(217) 424-2804
pmcdaniel@decaturil.gov

Councilwoman Julie Moore-Wolfe
(217) 424-2804
jmwolfe@decaturil.gov

Councilwoman Dana Ray
(217) 424-2804
dray@decaturil.gov