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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 28/07/2026

As part of Summer Streets, NYC PLAN will be tabling on Saturday, August 8th, with Library Freedom Project. We’ll be at the Harlem Rest Stop on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between 110th Street and 113th Street - come say hi!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 01/07/2026

NYC’s Adopted FY27 Budget Still Fails Our Public Libraries, and provides $91,132,000 less to libraries than Mayor Mamdani promised. NYC PLAN will continue pushing to see library budgets equal 0.5% of the total budget in the FY28 budget and beyond. Full response: nycplan.org/press-releas...

A tan square with a NYC Public library Action Network at the top is filled with a graph showing comparative funding for FY26, FY26 adjusted for inflation, FY27, and FY27 if Mayor Mamdani had kept his campaign promise to fund our library systems at 0.5% of the budget. The graph shows that FY27 funding is less than the funding provided for FY26 when accounting for inflation, and significantly less than the funding our libraries would have received if Mayor Mamdani had kept his promise.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 29/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov & @council.nyc.gov There’s still time to stand up for libraries and allocate 0.5% of the budget to them this year! We know you understand how crucial the services our libraries provide are to the city and we’re counting on you. 📸 Roxas Timmons w/Human Flower Productions

A masked New Yorker holds a sign that reads “fund our local libraries” and another sign that says “0.5% now!”

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 29/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov & @council.nyc.gov NYC is the home to writers and scholars who depend on our library systems, and who are calling on you to commit 0.5% of the budget to our libraries! We need places for tomorrow’s talent to discover their love for the written word. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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NYC Public Library Action Network — open letter to Mayor Mamdani

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 29/06/2026

Good morning NYC! With only a few days left in this years budget cycle, you can make a huge impact on library funding by calling your CM today: Tell them funding our libraries at 0.5% of the budget is essential and important to you. Easy how to here: nycplan.org/actions/libr...

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 26/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov broke his promise to allocate 0.5% of the budget when he released his preliminary budget last month. The good news? @council.nyc.gov can secure the funding our libraries so desperately need, but they need to hear from us! shorturl.at/UK71f 📸 Roxas Timmons w/Human Flower Productions

A masked New Yorker holds a picture of a book mobile and a sign that reads “fund our libraries!”

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 25/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov your constituents are counting on you to keep your promise and fund our NYC library systems at a minimum of 0.5% of the budget. New Yorkers can’t wait for libraries to be funded “someday” - the time is now to make good on your promise!

Two New Yorkers, one adult and one kid, hold signs that say “fund our public libraries” and “I love my library”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 24/06/2026

@council.nyc.gov and @mayor.nyc.gov : New Yorkers are counting on you to help us dream big for libraries. Secure necessary funding by allocating 0.5% of the budget to NYC libraries today! 📸 Roxas Timmons w/ Human Flower Productions

Two New Yorkers hold signs that read “fund our local libraries” with illustrations on them of a young black girl reading and a series of library buildings.

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 24/06/2026

City budget negotiations are moving towards an adopted FY27 budget, and your City Council Members need to hear from you - weigh in and tell them to fund our public libraries at 0.5% of the city expense budget. Easy steps with scripts and facts on our action page here: nycplan.org/actions/libr...

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Library Budget Phone Bank 2026

We’re emailing and calling city councilmembers on the Budget Negotiating Team (BNT) directly to ask them to dedicate 0.5% of the overall city budget to our libraries. Are you in any of these BNT…

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 23/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov your Executive Budget released last month falls 97 million short of the 0.5% you promised during your campaign. @council.nyc.gov we’re counting on you to secure necessary funds for NYC’s public libraries and allocate at least 0.5% of the overall budget to our three library systems.

A picture of young kids being read to by an adult in a library is overlaid with a quote from Anastazia, a library patron. The quote reads “Under the current proposal, for every $100 of the budget, only $0.42 will go to libraries. In Eric Adam’s’ budget, libraries got $0.45 out of every $100. Mamdani, if you let him out swag you on this, you will never hear the end of it.”

Underneath this quote, text reads “demand 0.5% for your library” with a link to nycplan.org/actions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 22/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov and @council.nyc.gov : NYers have made it clear that our libraries deserve stable and increased funding. We are counting on you to honor your promise and fund our essential library systems at a minimum of 0.5% of the overall city budget! 📸 Roxas Timmons w/Human Flower Productions

Two New Yorkers are enthusiastically holding signs that read “fund our local libraries” and “0.5% now!”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 21/06/2026

@council.nyc.gov NYC needs you to allocate at least 0.5% of the overall budget to our library systems. The complex technical work they do, both behind the scenes and socially in our communities,is essential for NYC. Don’t take our libraries for granted! 📸 Roxas Timmons w/Human Flower Productions

A New Yorker smiles while holding a sign that reads “Fund our public libraries” in bright bold font, with a photo of a library behind the text.

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 19/06/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov NYC’s authors and scholars call on you with this letter to fulfill your campaign pledge and commit 0.5% of the city’s annual budget to its public libraries, this year and throughout your tenure as mayor. 📸 Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Two New Yorkers raise their fists while holding signs that say “find our public libraries” and “mayor Mamdani keep your promise”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 19/06/2026

We are asking the NYC City Council @council.nyc.gov to advocate for library workers and patrons as the NYC budget season heats up and commit to allocating 0.5% of the budget to public libraries. Make sure your Council Member knows where you stand! ➡️ shorturl.at/UK71f

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 19/06/2026

@cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social Please stand up for libraries and allocate them 0.5% of the budget this year! We know you understand how crucial the services our libraries provide are, we urge you to fund them adequately so they can continue to serve all NY-ers! 📸 R Timmons, Human Flower Productions

A person holds up a poster in front of their face. On the poster is a beautiful illustration of a young black girl reading while stars float around her. In the illustration, a ribbon floats above her head with the words “fund our public libraries”

Phots is by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/06/2026

@cmjengutierrez.bsky.social Please stand up for libraries and allocate 0.5% of the budget to them this year! We know you understand how crucial the services our libraries provide are to the City. We urge you to fund them adequately so they can continue to serve all NY-ers!

An illustration of a book on its side with a window in the cover, emitting a bright gold light in the dark landscape

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/06/2026

@ericdinowitznyc.bsky.social Please stand up for libraries and allocate 0.5% of the budget to them this year! We know you understand how crucial the services our libraries provide are to the City. We urge you to fund them adequately so they can continue to serve all NY-ers!

Blue background with orange and white bold text overlaid. The text reads “nyc council fund nyc public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget” In smaller font below, text reads “for more information visit nycplan.org”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/06/2026

@shaunabreu.bsky.social You have a chance to be a true library champion and commit to giving 0.5% of the City Budget to our public libraries. We urge you to lead the Council Majority and pledge to support the vital work of our City’s 3 library systems! 📸 Roxas Timmons w/ Human Flower Productions

A broadly smiling New Yorker holds a sign shaped like a comment bubble that reads “Fund our libraries!” with a smaller sign above it that says “read more books” with cute drawings of books on it.

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/06/2026

@speakermenin.bsky.social You have a chance to be a true library champion and commit to giving 0.5% of the City Budget to our public libraries. We urge you to lead the Council and pledge to support the vital work of our City’s three library systems! 📸 Roxas Timmons w/ Human Flower Productions

Two New Yorkers hold a bright yellow sign that reads “fund our local libraries”, with purple and red illustrations of different library branches behind the text.

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/06/2026

Mayor Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov broke his promise to allocate 0.5% of the budget when he released his preliminary budget last month. The good news? The City Council can secure the funding our libraries so desperately need, but they need to hear from us! Send them our letter: shorturl.at/UK71f

Two masked New Yorkers are holding brightly colored signs that say “fund our local libraries” and “mayor Mamdani keep your promise, fund NYC public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 17/06/2026

@chiosse.bsky.social Thanks for being an ally to libraries and pledging to fight for 0.5% of the budget for libraries. We hope that you will keep your commitment in mind and help advocate on the behalf of patrons and library workers alike as budget season comes to a close! 🤞

A picture of a bookshelf is overlaid with a quote from Melody, who is 8 years old. The quote reads “libraries should get more money because the buildings are breaking apart! At my library, we have no water fountains, one toilet, and the elevator is very slow. That is why we need mayor Mamdani and the city council to give us 0.5% of the budget for our libraries.”

Underneath text reads “demand 0.5% for your library!” A website is listed underneath: nycplan.org/actions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 17/06/2026

Mayor Mamdani’s Executive Budget is $97 million short of his commitment to fund libraries at 0.5% of the city expense budget, and NYC deserves better. @mayor.nyc.gov : Keep your promise and ensure the FY 2027 Adopted Budget will include at least 0.5% for libraries. We’re counting on you!

Two adults and a young kid hold signs supporting a minimum of 0.5% of the executive budget to go to funding NYC public libraries

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 17/06/2026

@virginiamaloney.bsky.social Thanks for being an ally to libraries and pledging to fight for 0.5% of the budget for libraries. We hope that you will keep your commitment in mind and help advocate on the behalf of patrons and library workers alike as budget season comes to a close! 🤞

Picture of a library faded in the background with text overload reading “you will miss us when we’re gone, and if we lose libraries, we’ll never get them back”, as a quote from a Brooklyn public library employee. Underneath is text that reads “demand 0.5% for your library” with a link to NYC PLANs website : nycplan.org/actions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 17/06/2026

Are you a writer, author, or scholar based in NYC? New York City deserves the kind of writers and thinkers that only consistently well-funded public libraries can ensure. Help us call on the Mayor and City Council to fund our library systems with our open letter: forms.gle/SvQYwiyiHqXT...

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Open letter from NYC based writers, authors, and scholars to the Mayor re: public library budget

NYC Public Library Action Network is asking writers, authors, and scholars based in New York City’s five boroughs to sign on to an open letter to Mayor Mamdani asking him to fulfill the promise he mad...

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 17/06/2026

There are less than two weeks left to secure 0.5% of the NYC City Budget for libraries! Help us hold @mayor.nyc.gov accountable to his promise - write to your @council.nyc.gov Member today + let them know how vital funding our libraries is for our communities. shorturl.at/UK71f

Three NYCers hold up signs in support of providing funding to our NYC public libraries. The signs read with different variations of “fund our local libraries!” with bold font and images of NYC libraries on them.

Photo by Roxas Timmons with Human Flower Productions

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 22/05/2026

On June 13th, we’re hosting a Library Art and Propaganda Fair! It’ll be an all-ages artistic celebration: library-centric art, zines, and ephemera - plus activities for kids, readings, a photobooth and more. The event is free and open to all, RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lib...

NYC public library art and propaganda fair, June 13, 11am-5pm. Art, zines, activities for kids, readings, and more!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 13/05/2026

Yesterday Mayor Mamdani released his executive budget for FY27, and NYC PLAN is disappointed to see that it falls $97million short of his promise to fund our libraries at 0.5% of the city expense budget. Our libraries deserve stable and increased funding, and we’re ready to continue this fight!

NYC PLAN statement on Mayor Mamdani’s City Budget : Mayor Mamdani released his Executive Budget for FY27. NYC PLAN is disappointed to see that it was $97 million short of his promise to fund libraries at 0.5% of the city expense budget. We will have a more detailed statement in the coming days. In the meantime, please follow NYC PLAN on social media to get plugged into our work.

The fight isn't over. No more broken promises!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 09/05/2026

NYC PLAN is at the Black Zine Fair in Brooklyn today talking to New Yorkers about our demand to dedicate 0.5% of the city expense budget to our library systems Come by and say hi!

Picture of a table with library stickers, zines, and information about nycplan.org

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 06/05/2026

We’re hosting a Library Propaganda & Art Fair on June 13! Would you like to share your library related art and propaganda with other New Yorkers? We invite tablers to sell items AND share free items with the public. Submit an application to table here : forms.gle/8yyADQGqV7jn....

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 06/05/2026

We’re thrilled that 11/51 Council Members know how important our libraries are, and are publicly supporting our call to dedicate 0.5% of NYC’s budget to libraries. Is your CM on the list? Check out our scorecard! Or use our guides, & tell your CM this matters to you! nycplan.org/scorecards/

Blue background, with bold text in orange and white capital letters reads “NYC council; fund nyc public libraries at 0.5% of the city budget. For more information, visit NYCPLAN.org”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 02/05/2026

NYC PLAN is delighted to be tabling at next wknds Black Zine Fair at Powerhouse Arts in BK: BZF is free and open to the public, and will be full of zines, workshops, creativity and joy. We hope to see you there - come say hello to us! Sat, May 9 11am-6pm withfriends.events/event/WFzHwJ...

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Black Zine Fair

Sat, May 9 in Brooklyn, New York

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 30/04/2026

Excited to share that Council Member Harvey Epstein has signed on in support of our demand to benchmark public library funding at 0.5% of the city expense budget. Thanks to CM Epstein for being a library champion! council.nyc.gov/district-2/

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District 2

New York City Council

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 25/04/2026

What a delightful episode! Listen to two of our own talk about NYC PLAN, the NYC Library budget dance, the power of having a community-led library advocacy group separate from the library itself, and how you can join our work. Perfect listen for a rainy day! www.librarypunk.gay/e/164-nyc-pl...

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164 - NYC PLAN | librarypunk

We’re talking with Abby and Hal about NYC Public Library Action Network (PLAN)! Learn about what they’re doing, how you can help, how you can copy them, and what’s working for them by having a communi...

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 22/04/2026

What a good morning to say a huge thank you to CM Virginia Maloney in District 4 for supporting our demand to dedicate 0.5% of the city expense budget to our NYC library systems! Thank you for being a library champion! council.nyc.gov/district-4/

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District 4

New York City Council

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 15/04/2026

Did I hear additional funding for NYC?? Sounds like a great opportunity for @mayor.nyc.gov to keep his campaign promise, and fund NYC Library systems at a minimum of 0.5% of the city’s expense budget.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 11/04/2026

Out of 51 NYC Council Members, 9 have committed to fight for increasing public library funding to at least 0.5% of the annual city expense budget in each financial plan released while they are in office. Is your CM a public library defender? Find out here: nycplan.org/scorecards/l...

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Library Funding Stances by City Council Members

NYC PLAN is asking all City Council members in NYC to commit to fighting for increasing public library funding to at least half of 1% of the annual city expense budget in each financial plan released while they are in office.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 11/04/2026

Thank you to Council Member Julie Won who has committed to support NYC PLAN’s demand to fund our libraries at 0.5% of the city expense budget! We appreciate your support for our libraries!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 11/04/2026

NYC PLAN appreciates Council member Mercedes Narcisse from district 46, who supports funding the public library at a minimum level of 0.5%. Thank you CM Narcisse! council.nyc.gov/district-46/

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 11/04/2026

A big thank you to Council Member Rita Joseph, who is proud to stand with the NYC Public Library Action Network and fight for 0.5% of the budget to be allocated to libraries! We appreciate your commitment to NYC libraries!

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 10/04/2026

A promise made, a promise broken. NYCPLAN is disappointed @mayor.nyc.gov isn’t keeping his promise to end the budget dance and fund our library systems at a minimum of 0.5% of the city budget. Tell him our our libraries deserve better: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic... youtube.com/shorts/_90PG...

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Mayor Mamdani responds to the public libraries budget question

YouTube video by Mariame Kaba

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 02/04/2026

Well NYC, this is the next step in the budget process! The NYC City Council released its preliminary report, and we have thoughts 🧵

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 26/03/2026

June 13 we’re holding a Library Art and Propaganda Fair It’s an all-ages artistic celebration of free, open access to information and this vital third space that welcomes everyone. Think a fan convention of the good old-fashioned public library. Learn more about it here : bit.ly/library-propos

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At the bottom is a link to the submission guidelines and more information. The link is

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 22/03/2026

One of our members testified on Wednesday at the City Council hearing on the preliminary library budget and made it clear that we expect @mayor.nyc.gov to follow through on his promise to provide stable funding to libraries. youtu.be/ochbNLUyyEM

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Dr. Abby Emerson Testifies About Public Library Budget (March 18, 2026)

YouTube video by Mariame Kaba

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 20/03/2026

We’re hosting a people’s assembly tomorrow, Saturday March 21st, and we’d love for you to join us! Come eat, learn, meet your neighbors and discover new ways our libraries support our city. We hope to see you there! nycpublicassemblymarch2026.eventbrite.com

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NYC Public Library People's Assembly

Join us on March 21 for a discussion about our visions for NYC libraries.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/03/2026

Missed the hearing today? You still have 72 hrs to submit your written testimony! Check out how in this document: bit.ly/4b1ze3H

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 18/03/2026

This morning @council.nyc.gov members are meeting to discuss the preliminary budget : Join NYC PLAN in demanding that the NYC City Council fund our essential public libraries, dedicating a minimum of 0.5% of the expense budget to stabilize and secure the services our communities depend on.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 17/03/2026

QUEENS! This Saturday we’re at @maketheroadny.bsky.social Join us to to learn how you can advocate for increased public library funding, hear more about the services that libraries provide, and get involved to have a positive impact on their future. www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

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NYC Public Library People's Assembly

Join us on March 21 for a discussion about our visions for NYC libraries.

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 16/03/2026

We’re gathering outside City Hall to send a clear message: New Yorkers deem libraries essential, and our city’s budget should reflect that! Join us and make your voice heard! 📅 Tuesday, March 18 ⏰ 9:00 AM 📍 Outside City Hall actionnetwork.org/events/budge...

A bright pink and orange graphic with a stylized illustration of a determined lion in the middle holding a blue triangle with yellow lettering reading “0.5% promised”. Above the lion illustration is bold text that reads “budget rally for next libraries” and underneath the lion is text that reads “March 18, city hall, 9 am”

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NYC Public Library Action Network @nycplan.org · 12/03/2026

Have you told your Council Member you want stable and secure funding for our library systems? Use this link to immediately send a letter to your city council member demanding that they fully fund NYC libraries at 0.5% of the city expense budget : actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

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