How to love your library

     Didn't I already tell you it's Library Lovers' Month?  Sure I did!  Probably at least two times.  But I'm here to tell you again...it's Library Lovers' Month.
     If you're wondering why there's a Library Lovers' Month, you might be surprised to know that many people are not aware of the funding problems libraries are experiencing nationally or in their own hometown.  That's why, it's important for those of us who work in libraries to let you know that we need you to LOVE us.  We really need your help.  And it's during Library Lovers' Month that you can express your concern about how much your library needs the entire community's help.  There are things you can do to help...such as:
***Write to the editor of your local newspaper.  (By the way, that man's name is Dwain Walden.)
***Urge our school administrators to make library funding a high priority.  We need to pay attention to not only the public libraries, but the school libraries also.
***Attend your local government meetings and urge city and county legislators to invest in the library as a vital community resource, one that will save substantial tax dollars in helping people of all ages to be more literate and productive.
***Participate in Library Legislative Day Activities.  Georgia Library Day 2011 is on Monday, February 14.
***Give to the library through your company's matching program for charitable giving. 
***Look for ways you can support your local public library.  Join our MCCLS Friends.  We have applications here at the library and need your support.  It's a new year with a new Friends program.  We're looking for Friends.
     There are a good number of ways to love your library.  And the very first one is to get a library card.
     Protect your valuable asset of free public information. 
P.S.  Find a way to love your library.  Make it a Valentine's Day gift.