4 ▁percent ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁budget ▁in ▁place ▁and ▁brought ▁per ▁cap ita ▁support ▁from ▁$ 3 5 ▁to ▁$ 5 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁long - term ▁effect , ▁the ▁library ▁system ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁reliable ▁source ▁of ▁income ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁changed ▁by ▁City ▁Council ▁vote . ▁ ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Western ▁Australia ▁State ▁Government ▁provided ▁additional ▁fund ing ▁to ▁public ▁libraries ▁but ▁then ▁decre ased ▁that ▁amount ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁ 4 0 %. ▁Ste ps ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Association ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁libraries ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Government , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁ins u fficient . ▁Instead , ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁campaign ▁was ▁started ; ▁it ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Library ▁and ▁Information ▁Association ▁but ▁led ▁by ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁Western ▁Australia ▁and ▁Western ▁Australian ▁li br ari ans . ▁Post cards ▁and ▁a ▁letter ▁template ▁to ▁send ▁to ▁polit icians ▁and ▁b um per ▁stick ers ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁media ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁story ▁in ▁both ▁print ▁and ▁radio . ▁Although ▁Culture ▁Minister ▁John ▁Day ▁did ▁not ▁appro ve ▁the ▁full ▁amount ▁that ▁was ▁asked ▁for , ▁the ▁budget ▁that ▁was ▁approved ▁represented ▁a ▁significant ▁increase ▁that ▁could ▁sust ain ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Public ▁L ibr aries . ▁ ▁Fail ures ▁While ▁many ▁libraries ▁benefit ▁from ▁advoc acy ▁many ▁more ▁suffer