NYC Public Library Action Network

Library Funding Stances by Mayoral Candidates

Demanding half of 1% for NYC’s Public Libraries

NYC PLAN is asking all candidates for mayor in NYC to commit to increasing public library funding to at least half of 1% of the annual city expense budget in each financial plan they release while in office.

Over 650 New Yorkers have taken action and joined us in making this demand, and you can too. Sending our letter takes less than one minute!

Who has agreed to our demand?

See who has agreed below:

CandidateStatus
Photo of Zohran Mamdani, smiling up to his eyes. He appears to be wearing a green trench coat over a white shirt and red tie
Zohran Mamdani		Agreed to our demand!
Photo of Michael Blake, smiling intensely as he looks down and to the right, wearing a white shirt and yellow and blue tie
Michael Blake		Agreed to our demand!
James Manning in a three piece suit looking at the camera with a thoughtful expression.
James Manning		Agreed to our demand!
Photo of Corinne Fisher standing in front of a fence looking serious with winter coat on.
Corinne Fisher		Agreed to our demand!
Photo of Adrienne Adams, smiling gently, in a green jacket, white shirt, and green necklace
Adrienne Adams		waiting for response
Photo of Eric Adams with a forced smile on his face. He's got on a blue tie, blue jacket, and a white shirt with a tie pin, which is really pretentious
Eric Adams		waiting for response
Photo of Joe Alny, looking mildly surprised, in a tuxedo with a black bowtie
Joe Alny		waiting for response
Photo of Andrew Cuomo, his face taught, likely in the middle of telling a bald-faced lie. He is wearing a blue jacket, white shirt, and red tie
Andrew Cuomo		waiting for response
Photo of Brad Lander, mouth agape, in the midst of what looks like a rally. He is wearing a blue jacket and a blue and white checked shirt with no tie
Brad Lander		waiting for response
Photo of Zellnor Myrie in the middle of making a point. You can tell because his mouth is slightly parted and he is pointing into the air. He is wearing a blue jacket with a lapel pin, a light blue or white shirt, and a red tie
Zellnor Myrie		waiting for response
Photo of Jessica Ramos smiling and looking off and to the left. She is wearing a striking purple jacket with a tight windowpane pattern in lighter purple or white, a lapel pin, and a pink or white blouse
Jessica Ramos		waiting for response
Curtis Sliwa in his signature red beret with his mouth slightly agape.
Curtis Sliwa		waiting for response
Photo of Scott Stringer looking straight-on and smiling while wearing a navy jacket, white shirt, and bright blue tie
Scott Stringer		waiting for response
Photo of Whitney Tilson looking over the top of his glasses frames while talking. He is wearing a navy jacket, white shirt, and navy tie with some design on it
Whitney Tilson		waiting for response
Photo of Jim Walden speaking into a little microphone in front of a projected slide. He is wearing a blue jacket, blue shirt, and blue striped tie
Jim Walden		waiting for response

Photos above are courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons collection

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