Recommended Reading: Wisconsin Budget Project Report

The Wisconsin Budget Project, an initiative of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families -- a private, non-profit, non-partisan statewide organization -- is an excellent source of analysis on state budget and tax issues.  In my case, it's more than recommended reading; it's required.

I believe there's a common agenda between the value Wisconsin's libraries add to our communities and the mission of the WCCF.

...improving conditions for families and children through policy change, expanded public investments and public education that lead to improvements in outcomes and practices in the delivery of publicly funded health care, education, workforce development and social services.

And libraries can certainly be categorized as "public investments".

I found the group's 11/17/2011 report to be particularly enlightening.

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Thanks for considering.

Paul Nelson
Wearing my hat as Chair, Wisconsin Library Association Library Development & Legislation Committee.