Suburban Library Cooperative

Today is Michigan Library Advocacy Day—and even if you’re not in Lansing, your voice still matters. Library advocates are meeting with legislators now to support strong, reliable funding, and you can help by contacting your State Senator and Representative to share why libraries matter in your community. A quick email or phone call reinforcing increased State Aid, sustained MeL and MeLCat funding, and protection of penal fine revenue makes a real difference.

Take Action Today:

~Find your legislators: Look up your State Senator and Representative using the Michigan Legislature websites.
~Reach out: Send a brief email or call their office today.
~Share your story: Explain who you are, your connection to your library, and how library services impact your community.
~Include our key requests:
*Increase State Aid to Libraries by $500,000 for FY27 to support local libraries and cooperatives.
*Sustain funding for the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and MeLCat, by including the $900,000 General Fund investment in the FY27 budget.
*Oppose any diversion of penal fine revenue without a stable replacement for libraries.

Keep your message clear and personal—real examples of how libraries support education, job seekers, families, and communities are powerful.

Find Your State Senator: senate.michigan.gov
Find Your State Representative: house.mi.gov/

Questions? Visit milibraries.org/advocacy-day-resources.