▁library ▁asked ▁pat rons ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁don ation ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁or ▁more ▁and ▁protest ▁the ▁budget ▁cut s ▁by ▁contact ing ▁the ▁city ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁also ▁util ized ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁online ▁tools ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁campaign . ▁ ▁NY PL ▁asked ▁cele brit ies ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁YouTube ▁video ▁that ▁encourag ed ▁people ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁library . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁cele brit ies ▁included ▁B ette ▁Mid ler , ▁Amy ▁Tan , ▁Jeff ▁Daniel s , ▁and ▁Mike ▁Nich ols . ▁ ▁Facebook , ▁Twitter ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁networking ▁sites ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁inform ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁and ▁ask ▁them ▁to ▁contribute ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁possible . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁unusual ▁advoc acy ▁effort ▁was ▁a ▁Ghost b ust ers ▁sk it ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁by ▁Im prov ▁Every where , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁" ca uses ▁scenes ▁of ▁cha os ▁and ▁joy ▁in ▁public ▁places ." ▁The ▁perform ers ▁created ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁which ▁features ▁a ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁NY PL ' s ▁website . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁library ▁users ▁don ating ▁money ▁and ▁contact ing ▁local ▁officials , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁also ▁received ▁" sp ont aneous ▁support " ▁for ▁their ▁campaign . ▁ ▁This ▁un antic ip ated ▁and ▁un sol ic ited ▁support ▁included ▁a ▁NY C ▁photograph er ▁who ▁created ▁art ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁NY PL , ▁te en agers ▁who ▁created ▁and ▁distributed ▁buttons ▁for