LEVY UPDATE : 09/30/2009

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Friday, 02 October 2009

-YARD SIGNS

All 3000 of our yard signs have been distributed to the branches.
Signs should begin appearing in yards on Saturday October 3^rd.
Please do not put out any signs or make them available until then.
Our first priority is getting these signs into people’s yards. Especially patrons who have requested a sign from us via the web site. We want people to see that their neighbors are supporting the levy and the library.
If you choose to display a sign in a public place, such as near a road or an exit ramp, you are personally responsible for that sign. Make sure you remove it after the election.
If your branch runs out of signs, please contact Jamie McQuinn at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for assistance in getting more.
If no signs are available, Library Champion signs will work well as a substitute. Please contact Carl Bach at the Main library for these.
Finally, anyone can create their own sign for a car or window by visiting the Google group site for the library levy…
(http://groups.google.com/group/daytonmetrolibrary09?hl=en&pli=1)
…and using the JPG of the levy symbol there to create a document.

-MINE PLUS NINE EVENTS

Lots and lots of Mine Plus Nine volunteer parties are coming up and we need your help.
What does a Mine Plus Nine volunteer do?
1. At one of the many Mine Plus Nine parties, every volunteer chooses nine (or more) names from a list of labels of local voters.
2. It is best to choose the names of people you know or are familiar with, and of people who are 90% likely to vote FOR the levy.
3. The volunteer takes the labels and applies them to a sheet.
4. The next day, the volunteer calls each of these nine (or more) voters to make sure that they are positive about voting “yes.” The volunteer will answer any questions the voter has.
5. During the week of October 12, the volunteer will send a hand-addressed “Dear Friend” postcard to remind them of the levy vote.
6. On the night before the election, the volunteer calls the nine (or more) voters to remind them to vote and stresses how important each vote is.
7. Finally, on Election Day, the volunteer calls each voter to make sure they voted, or to offer any help (a ride, etc) to get the voter to the balloting.
Mine Plus Nine events are scheduled at…
- Saturday October 3, 2 pm to 4 pm at the West Carrollton branch
- Monday October 5, 6 pm to 8 pm at the Miamisburg branch
- Monday October 5, 6 pm to 8 pm at the Wilmington-Stroop branch
- Monday October 5, 6 pm at the Miami Township branch
- Tuesday October 6, 6:30 pm to 8 pm at the New Lebanon branch
- Wednesday October 7, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Huber Heights branch (EC Doren co-hosting)
- Wednesday October 7, 6:30 pm to 8 pm at the East branch (Burkhardt co-hosting)
- Wednesday October 7, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Kettering-Moraine branch
- Thursday October 8, 6 pm to 8 pm at North River Coffee House, 323 Salem Avenue (Dayton View, Ft. McKinley and Northtown- Shiloh co-hosting)
- Saturday October 10, 9 am to 11 am at the Belmont branch
- Monday October 12, 5 pm to 8 pm at the Westwood branch (Madden Hills co-hosting)
- Saturday October 17, 10am to 12pm at Englewood Indoor Soccer Inc. 501 E. Wenger Rd, Englewood (Northmont co-hosting)
- Monday October 19, 6 pm to 8 pm at the Trotwood branch
Questions? Contact Donna Brown or Carol Macmann for more info.

-LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

We still need more letters to the editor, so please continue to write them.
You can send these yourself or send them to Mark Roma at Northtown-Shiloh and he will send them in.
Any voter can write a letter to the editor, however if you have any questions at all please contact Mark Roma.

-FACEBOOK

Advertising on Facebook has begun to pay off. Since Monday, our levy ad has received approximately 143,000 impressions (which means it has appeared 143,000 times on a Facebook page that someone who lives within 50 miles of Dayton and is of voting age has visited).
If you have a Facebook profile and would like to become a fan, simply search for “Protect Dayton Metro Library” in the search field and join.

-UPCOMING EVENTS

GearFest: Saturday October 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Eastwood MetroPark. Fully staffed!!!
Garlic Festival: Saturday October 12 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m, Sunday October 13 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cox Arboretum. This event will be very big so we will need a lot of volunteers to pass out material.
Many many more, large and small, so talk to your branch manager for more info.

-PHONE BANKING

The phone campaign begins on Thursday October 1 from 5 pm to 8 pm! The location is the United Way building at 184 Salem Avenue. Volunteers get a free dinner and a levy campaign mug. More volunteers are needed and can sign up at the Staff Association web page (www.dmlsa.org).
Future phone campaign events are scheduled to be held at Think TV on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 pm to 8:30 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am to 12 pm. There are enough phones for 30 people to use, and we need at least 15 volunteers per shift so please help in any way you can.

QUESTIONS?