My letter to Terry McAuliffe and Dietra Trent about the importance of the Library of Virginia

Below is a letter that I wrote to Governor Terry McAuliffe and Secretary of Education Dietra Trent about the proposed layoffs at the Library of Virginia. 26 state employees have to be laid off state-wide, and out of that number 15 are currently proposed to come from the Library of Virginia. It is unfair, inequitable, and devastating to an agency that has born more that its share of layoffs going back to 2002. I urge you to contact the Governor and the Secretary using the form on their website and tell them why you support the Library of Virginia and why these cuts are completely unfair.

Marylou Di Marzio - Oct 4, 2016

please spare The Library of Virginia for job layoffs. Thank you.

Mark Howell - Oct 5, 2016

Ben, very heartfelt and spot-on letter. Well done

Russell Lynn Drysdale - Oct 0, 2016

Terry McAuliffe have you lost your mind ?

Eric Grundset - Oct 1, 2016

Amen to your post. People need to write to their state senator and delegate as well. This is an atrocious proposal on the part of the governor and the Secretary of Education. I've written to both of them expressing my extreme displeasure with this poorly-though-out idea. I'm sure that somewhere in the process the phrase "Everything is online" was spoken.

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