Dear Friend of The Library:

Thank you once again for your letters of support for the bill that is in the New York State Legislature to provide funding to The Library of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York.

We have good news to report: On May 30, 2007 the New York State Senate approved the bill (S. 899) unanimously! This means we're halfway there. The bill (A02052) still needs to be approved by the Assembly. Currently, the Assembly bill is in the Ways and Means Committee. With your help we can bring this bill out for a vote before the end of the legislative session on June 21.

If you haven't already done so, please write or call Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr., the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, to voice your support for the bill. His contact information is:

Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr.
New York State Assembly
Legislative Office Building, Room 923
Albany, NY 12248
Telephone: 518-455-5491 Fax: 518-455-5776

A sample letter can be found at http://generalsociety.org/library/sampleletter.asp. See the full text of the bill at http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A02052.

Again, thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Gerard Drohan, Jr.
President, The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen