, ▁such ▁as ▁library ▁fund ing ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Public ▁Library ▁Association ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁library ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁training ▁program ▁called ▁Turn ing ▁the ▁Page ▁for ▁national ▁advoc acy ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Bill ▁and ▁Mal inda ▁G ates ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Success es ▁ ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁library ▁advoc ates ▁and ▁their ▁al lies ▁got ▁Governor ▁Mark ▁San ford ' s ▁v eto es ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁ 9 2 ▁of ▁state ▁aid ▁to ▁libraries ▁over turn ed ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁week . ▁ ▁Governor ▁San ford ' s ▁v eto ed ▁$ 4 , 6 5 3 , 9 3 3 ▁in ▁state ▁aid ▁to ▁public ▁libraries ▁and ▁$ 1 , 1 7 2 , 7 5 8 ▁in ▁stim ulus ▁funds ▁to ▁public ▁libraries . ▁▁ ▁" In ▁his ▁v eto ▁message , ▁San ford ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁decided ▁' that ▁fully ▁fund ing ▁local ▁libraries ▁does ▁not ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁our ▁other ▁core ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁and ▁health ▁care '. ▁San ford ▁said ▁that ▁libraries ▁are ▁also ▁supported ▁by ▁lot tery ▁funds , ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁count ies ▁raise ▁other ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁libraries ". ▁ ▁L ibr ari ans ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁got ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁and ▁the ▁computer , ▁contact ing ▁their ▁legisl ators ▁using ▁the ▁state ' s ▁version ▁of ▁Cap W iz . ▁ ▁South