Does anyone know if the Minneapolis Public Library System will close all it's libraries for the last week in August like they did last year to 'save money'?
Now, what do we have here? The Friends of the Pierre Bottineau library raised sums for a fancy fountain and gardens to pretty up their library Pat Scott got some but not enough NRP funds for the doomed Walker Library The Friends of Franklin got a grant from Thrivent to get an interim library running... Dorie Rae Gallagher has announced a garage sale on Aug. 15 Sunday... for the (Nokomis?) Library Library users are engaging in grassroots efforts to keep their libraries alive But....what are the administrators of the New Central Palace doing? According to an article on green roofs in this weeks Skyway News: "officials shepherding the New Central Library's construction are expected to decide this month if they want a green roof ready for the library's spring 2006 unveiling. The roof is pricey: $700,000, including $400,000 for a special membrane, said Anne Ulseth, a New Central Library Project Office spokeswoman. The New Central Library's current budget does include money for the green roof, Ulseth said; donations and city dollars are targeted toward the proposal." Isn't $700,000 just about what Walker library needs to repair it's roof? And HOW many hundred thousands are the NCP spending on art? Meanwhile some branches of the New Central Palace are being killed (deliberately?) by being closed, while others are exactly as Wizard said, frantic and overcrowded when open, with a frazzled overwhelmed, reduced staff, trying desperately to meet everyone's needs, while the stacks of unshelved returned materials, grow to the magnitude of an avalanche. Madeline Douglass Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
