>Strib's Lori Sturdevant makes a plea to pay attention to library board >elections
>http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/765215.html > This op-ed piece was right on. The Gratia Countryman* Society's concerns regarding the community libraries are exactly what I'm hearing from the people I talk to. For every one question or comment I get about the new downtown library, I ten people want to talk about their community library. Some people love their library and rave about their librarian or the programs. Some want to know when they can get library staff who will at least smile. Many want more hours. Most are thrilled that the current board has added Saturday hours at Franklin (about time!) and Sunday hours at four (Why wasn't Sunday hours added at Washburn--they were added at the other "Regional" libraries?). Concerns I've heard: Library staff wanted to tear down Linden Hills. It was saved only because the neighborhood stopped the plans. Library staff wanted to combine Nokomis with Roosevelt and close one of them. That was stopped by the neighborhood. Library staff wanted to close Southeast and merge it with NE. Stopped by the neighborhood. It took almost a year to fix the hole in the outside wall at Washburn that was covered by plywood. Roosevelt and Sumner STILL are not handicap accessible. Library plant maintenance management complains that librarians say yes too often and have too many people using the libraries (this isn't a fire safety issue). Franklin is one of the busiest libraries but just got Saturday hours. Does this sound like an administration that values community libraries? *Gratia Countryman was head librarian for Minneapolis from 1904 to 1936. She was the longest serving head librarian and wanted to get books to everyone in the city. At one point, she served as the librarian at the old East Lake Library (now Northern Sun Merchandising). I'd like to see the East Lake Library re-named the Gratia Countryman Library. sheldon >.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.>.> sheldon mains seward neighborhood minneapolis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Candidate for Minneapolis Library Board of Trustees DFL/Labor endorsed Change is overdue http://www.mainsforlibrary.org _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
