Assembly Standing Committee on Libraries and Education Technology;
Funding Public Libraries
Purpose: To examine the 2017-2018 State Budget's impact on the mission of New York State libraries in the 21st century.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 10:30 a.m., Legislative Office Building, Albany, New York, NY 12248.
Video with Agenda (3h 34m)
Transcripts
- Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Coordinator for Library Sustainability, Mid-Hudson Library System [; 602k]
- Wanda Bruchis, Director, Mid York Library System [; 720k]
- Timothy Burke, Executive Director, Upper Hudson Library System; representing the New York Alliance of Library Systems [; 146k]
- Nick Buron, Chief Librarian and Senior Vice President at Queens Library [; 57k]
- MaryEllen Elia, Commissioner, New York State Education Department
- Kathleen Gundrum, Executive Director of the Capital District Library Council [; 308k]
- Robert Hubsher, Executive Director, Ramapo Catskill Library System [; 557k]
- Scott C. Jarzombek, Executive Director, Albany Public Library[]
- Lauren Moore, Executive Director, Pioneer Library System [; 226k]
- Mike Neppl, General Counsel & Director of Government Relations, New York Library Association [; 266k]
- J’aimé Pfeiffer, Director, WSWHE BOCES School Library System (on behalf of Dr. Jennifer Cannell, School Library System and Arts Coordinator at Capital Region BOCES and Vice President for Advocacy of the School Library Systems Association of New York State) [; 111k]
- Colleen D. Sadowski, Ed.D., Director, Rochester City School Library System [; 1.12M]
- Chris Sagaas, Director, Utica Public Library [; 631k]
- Tom Sloan, Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System [; 74k]
- Iris Weinshall, Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The New York Public Library; and George Mihaltses, Vice President for Government and Community Affairs[; 511k]
- David Woloch, Executive Vice President for External Affairs at Brooklyn Public Library [; 101k]
Additional Submitted Testimony
- Ronald Kirsop, Assistant Director, Pioneer Library System [; 616k]
- Terry Kirchner, Executive Director, Westchester Library System [; 196k]
Last Updated:
January 22, 2018
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