▁state . ▁State ▁library ▁associations ▁also ▁work ▁with ▁state ▁libraries , ▁whose ▁bud gets ▁directly ▁affect ▁local ▁libraries , ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁important ▁am end ments ▁and ▁b ills ; ▁this ▁co operation ▁is ▁especially ▁essential ▁in ▁states ▁where ▁state ▁libraries ▁are ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁influen cing ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁State wide ▁library ▁events ▁also ▁serve ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁public ▁libraries . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Book mobile ▁Day ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Frank fort , ▁Kentucky , ▁in ▁which ▁ 7 0 ▁book m ob iles ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁book mobile ▁and ▁out re ach ▁services ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁to ▁rein force ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁public ▁library ▁services ▁to ▁all ▁Kent uck ians . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁state ▁library ▁associations , ▁including ▁those ▁in ▁Missouri , ▁California , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington , ▁hold ▁Library ▁Legisl ative ▁Day , ▁an ▁advoc acy ▁event ▁inv iting ▁library ▁supp or ters ▁state wide ▁to ▁meet ▁and ▁speak ▁with ▁state ▁legisl ators . ▁On ▁Library ▁S napshot ▁Day , ▁another ▁advoc acy ▁event , ▁"...   li braries ▁of ▁all ▁types ▁across ▁a ▁state , ▁region , ▁system ▁or ▁community ▁[ show ] ▁what ▁happens ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁day ▁in ▁their ▁libraries . ▁... ▁This ▁initi ative ▁provides ▁an ▁easy ▁means ▁to ▁collect ▁statistics , ▁photos ▁and ▁stories ▁that ▁[ enable ] ▁library ▁advoc ates ▁to ▁prove ▁the