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Almost all public library funding in the United States iscontrolled by local, state, and/or federal budgets, policies,and laws. Influencing budgets, policies, and laws happensthrough lobbying and advocacy campaigns. When signifi-cant changes or cuts to library funding are proposed, howdo stakeholders respond and what is the potential out-come of advocacy efforts? As (fictional) President JosiahBartlett asked again and again throughout the TV SeriesThe West Wing, “What’s next?” (Sorkin, 1999). This study explores the question of “what comes next” by craftingthree theoretical scenarios for the Kansas library commu-nity set in 2030, based on Kansas library history, lessonsfrom other states, and the numerous advocacy messagesposted to social media and submitted testimony againstHB 2719.