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This is so disheartening and our thoughts are with you and your staff. If you haven't thought of this, you (or SD Library Association) may want to reach out to John Chrastka at EveryLibrary (<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="mailto:john.chrastka@everylibrary.org" id="OWA1105114e-1825-cb3f-92b6-a0fa88f839cb" class="OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:john.chrastka@everylibrary.org" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px; text-align: left;">john.chrastka@everylibrary.org</a></u></span>).</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 4, 2024 8:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Coplen, Wendy <WCoplen@statelibrary.sc.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] [External] Re: SD State Library</span>
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<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I am so sorry to hear this. I second Wendy's recommendation for advocacy materials that prepare library staff. We have ours on the
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GPLS website</a>. These are the statewide advocacy materials. Each library system also prepares their own for each district. They make a point each year to talk with their representatives during the legislative session using both local and state messaging.
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<div style="direction: ltr;">On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:43 AM Coplen, Wendy via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" id="OWAba493a72-c102-bef0-9615-c558ef46fb48" class="OWAAutoLink">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Brenda,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">So sorry this is happening. As it hasn’t been approved by your state legislature yet, you might have time to defeat it. You could focus your energy on the next steps in your budget process. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Work with all of the public libraries to encourage them contact their state representatives about this issue specifically. Does the SD library association have a PR person who can help with a press release?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Also prepare info graphics of all the services you normally provide and target it by legislative district so they will see what will no longer happen and what services will not be provided within their home district.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Wendy</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Wendy Coplen, MPA</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">Director of Finance and Grants</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(54, 95, 145);">1500 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201</span></p>
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<p><b>From:</b> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" id="OWA3f6b93b2-3011-fa9c-816d-c3521426d503" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Erica McCormick via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 4, 2024 11:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hemmelman, Brenda <<a href="mailto:Brenda.Hemmelman@state.sd.us" id="OWA8a7ff38b-3636-0b21-127c-9ba6dce86665" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Brenda.Hemmelman@state.sd.us</a>>; '<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" id="OWAc5b63a76-0aa6-9fa0-042a-46225ce39409" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>'
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<b>Subject:</b> [External] Re: [lstac] SD State Library</p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Brenda,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">This is horrifying AND maddening; and before the holidays.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I’m sorry that is the attitude in South Dakota.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I don’t have any advocacy ideas, but I’ll check with our continue education team.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I know this is easier said than done but stay strong and be hopeful.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Erica</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(10, 47, 65);">Erica A. McCormick</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(10, 47, 65);">Manager, Grants and Accreditation</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(36, 64, 97);">
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<p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(36, 64, 97);"><b>Texas State Library and Archives Commission</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(36, 64, 97);">512-463-5532
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<p><b>From:</b> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov" id="OWA88b2cab2-e012-7aa1-dc6b-7ee24666af59" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hemmelman, Brenda via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 4, 2024 8:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" id="OWA0c3c3250-473e-e5ad-e831-87570f478e08" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>' <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" id="OWAe13b5800-4eb9-8f30-f1e4-7187fec7c4e5" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] SD State Library</p>
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<p>Hello fellow coordinators,</p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Yesterday our outgoing governor, Kristi Noem, released her FY26 recommended budget. The budget basically defunded the SD State Library. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">SDSL has three divisions: Access Services, Development Services, and Accessible Library Services (ALS). ALS was the only division retained because of the potential outcry of not serving
those who are unable to access standard print materials.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">I am the manager of Access and Development Services, and my entire staff was notified that they will no longer have jobs as of June 8, 2025. The Dept of Education, which we are under,
will also no longer accept federal LSTA funding, so our statewide databases, ILL, resource sharing ILS, statewide courier, collections, training and much more will go away. Not to mention no need for an LSTA Coordinator. Basically, there will be no state library,
only a service. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Our State Librarian, George, and I are being retained. In my opinion, this is just long enough for the two of us to wrap things up and disperse collections. We are both planning to leave. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">This plan still has to go through our legislative process, which starts in January. SD Library Association and librarians in SD will no doubt help us fight this. George, however, does
not have a lot of hope. Our DOE leadership is not friendly to SDSL, and we have many new ultra-conservative legislators that won election in November. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">I fear this will send a message to schools, cities and counties in SD that it is okay to defund libraries. It could also have an effect outside SD.</span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">If you have advocacy ideas to help us fight this, I am all ears.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(30, 67, 155);">2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30341</span></p>
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