7 ▁to ▁ 3 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁June ▁ 1 7 th , ▁the ▁Senate ▁followed ▁suit ▁and ▁over ro de ▁v eto ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 4 1 - 3 . ▁Tw elve ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁Senate ▁over ro de ▁v eto ▁ 9 2 , ▁ 3 6 - 4 ." ▁ ▁They ▁voted ▁to ▁override ▁both ▁v eto es ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁cut ▁South ▁Carolina ▁public ▁library ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁faced ▁city ▁budget ▁cut s ▁of ▁$ 3 7 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁fund ing ▁cut s ▁would ▁have ▁meant ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁numerous ▁branch ▁libraries , ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁library ▁services ▁hours , ▁and ▁staff ▁lay offs . ▁NY PL ▁has ▁successfully ▁retained ▁$ 2 3 ▁million ▁in ▁subs id ies ▁and ▁raised ▁$ 1 4 4 , 0 0 0 ▁through ▁an ▁advoc acy ▁campaign ▁entitled ▁" Don ' t ▁Close ▁the ▁Book ▁on ▁L ibr aries ." ▁ ▁NY PL ▁implemented ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁advoc acy ▁efforts ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁budget ▁cut s . ▁A ▁key ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁was ▁a ▁message ▁that ▁online ▁users ▁saw ▁when ▁entering ▁the ▁library ' s ▁main ▁Web ▁site . ▁The ▁message ▁read , ▁" Ke ep ▁your ▁library ▁open . ▁We ▁need ▁your ▁help ! ▁Record ▁numbers ▁of ▁New ▁York ers ▁are ▁re lying ▁on ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ▁in ▁these ▁difficult ▁economic ▁times ." ▁The