Fall 2025

Dear Member of the Erie County Legislature,

I want to thank you for all the work you have done for our community. I am your constituent and a proud patron of my local library, a member of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. I am writing to encourage you to vote in favor of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s proposed 2026 budget allocation of Library Real Property Taxes in the amount of $31,875,741.

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* 1. The library remains profoundly public — one of the last places where access to knowledge is truly free and belongs to everyone. I love my library because it offers services and programs to meet the needs of everyone. I use the Library for:

(Please check all the Library services you use.)

As an Erie County resident and one of over 415,000 Buffalo & Erie County Public Library cardholders, I believe libraries are among our community’s most valuable assets. I urge you to support the proposed library funding in the 2026 budget.

Thank you for investing in our libraries and our community’s quality of life.

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* 2. Please enter your information.

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* 3. Please select the library/libraries you use most often.

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* 4. Do you have any additional comments for your lawmaker?

The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library will print & deliver your signed letter to your legislator in advance of the budget vote. Thank you!

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