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Link Round-up

By Flora | Published: December 3, 2009
If you aren’t already following the Save the Libraries facebook page and Facebook group, I hugely suggest you do so. They are doing an awesome job of keeping people updated on what’s going on! I recommend checking their links for updates on library news in the past few days. Things have been pretty hectic [...]
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City Council approves $600,000 of funding!

By Flora | Published: November 24, 2009
“I don’t want to be like ‘Wow, we won, it’s over,’ because it doesn’t seem like it’s over yet,” said Tess McShane, creator of the “Save the Pittsburgh Libraries” Facebook group. “It doesn’t help anybody if two years from now we need to go back and this whole thing is rehashed again.” This has been all [...]
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More great library coverage from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Flora | Published: November 20, 2009
Ravenstahl announces that he might have to cut library funding and will discuss it at City Council meeting today: here Library board and local officals to meet on Monday and adding public hearing to final meeting on Dec 14th: here.
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Shields Proposal

By Flora | Published: November 17, 2009
Please don’t forget to contact the City Council here to tell them to vote for the $600,000 grant for the Carnegie libraries. They vote TOMORROW!
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Only two library trustees attended Tuesday’s bus tour

By Flora | Published: November 17, 2009
Only two — TWO — of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 43-member board of trustees bothered to attend a tour of libraries scheduled to close or to be merged in the new year. The Saturday tour was organized by state Rep. Chelsa Wagner, D-Beechview. A library spokeswoman said the board at large did not feel [...]
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Library Official Tour

By Flora | Published: November 13, 2009
“Two forces are succesfully influencing the education of a cultivated man: art and science. Both are united in the book. ” — Maksim Gorky This is another repost from the Save the Libraries, 15201 Facebook page. Tomorrow, Sat., 11/14, Library board members will make 20 min. visits to branches slated for closure: Lawrenceville – 12:30 Hazelwood – 1:20 Knoxville – 1:55 Carrick [...]
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Officials call to keep libraries open.

By Flora | Published: November 13, 2009
‘State Rep. Chelsa Wagner, D-Mount Washington, said there’s a “disconnect” between the library board of trustees and library users. “Ninety-five percent of their annual operating funds are public funds. There has to be some system where they have to respond to the public.”‘ Read more of the Post Gazette coverage here.
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Save the Libraries Rally: Today!

By Flora | Published: November 11, 2009
“The reflections and histories of men and women throughout the world are contained in books…. America’s greatness is not only recorded in books, but it is also dependent upon each and every citizen being able to utilize public libraries. ” — Terence Cooke SAVE THE LIBRARIES RALLY! WHERE: Main Carnegie Library on Forbes in Oakland WHEN: TODAY, Wednesday, November [...]
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Doug Shields proposes City Council Funding

By Flora | Published: November 6, 2009
“With the closing of pools, recreation centers and other programs that enhance the quality of life here, we have already taken too many assets away from our neighborhoods,” said Shields. “We cannot stand by while we watch yet another community asset disappear from Pittsburgh’s neighborhood landscape. As the stewards of citizens’ assets, we have an obligation [...]
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Library’s Budget Forecast

By Flora | Published: November 6, 2009
“Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn’t rip off. “ ~Barbara Kingsolver More info on the budget shortfall and a link to the library’s report is in this Tribune article here.
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