Date: January 6, 2010

To: RCPL Board of Trustees

From: G. Chapman, Director

RE: 2010 Legislative Day agenda

Date: January 6, 2010

To: Terri Davis, Assistant Director

From: Morgan Sohl, Librarian 1

RE: 2010 Legislative Day

Summary: The annual Legislative Day in 2010 will be held on January 14 in Pierre. Legislative Day allows librarians across the state to speak with legislators about the issues important to libraries in our state.

Each year the South Dakota Library Association (SDLA) members facilitate a presentation and host a reception for legislators in the State Library. This year the presentation will include an explanation of the MyLRC feature on the Legislative Research Council’s website and of the RSS feature on the SDLA website. The Reception will also be held at the state library in the evening of January 14.

The 2010 Legislative Issues Platform and talking points for the reception include:

· Enhancing the existing State Publications Distribution process to include guidelines for electronic formats

· Enabling the voluntary formation of public library districts, subject to a vote of the people affected

· Helping to serve the underserved in ways that  include

o Local investment in and support of library service

o Financial assistance for interlibrary borrowing

o Maintaining the budget and the staff for the South Dakota State Library

· RCPL staff members will attend legislative day as a training event and for SDLA participation and engagement

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