Stuff - Please Send An Email

I attended a meeting to find out about saving the Master's program in Library Science.

The Board of Supervisors hasn't made a final decision. So, an email writing campaign has been started. If you send an email to Mr. Rasmussen ( rrasmus@lsu.edu ), he will forward your email to the Board of Supervisors and to President Lombardi of LSU.

Here is a suggested format. Don't mention my name. Please edit as you see fit.

Thanks for helping me out. You can forward this post to your friends.

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Dear President Lombardi, Mr. Chatelain (Chairman), and the members of the Board of Supervisors:

Even though I live in (name of your city), I am writing to support the School of Library Sciences program.

(State some examples of how librarians or libraries have helped you and why you think that new librarians are needed - like many are getting ready to retire.)

Louisiana needs to have positive news; eliminating this program will be sad. Students will go to other states for their education and might decide not to come back home. The state will lose the increased revenue from the higher salaries of the graduates, and the brain drain will continue.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you will permit this major to continue educating future Louisiana librarians.

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