I agree in some ways. My concern, however, is that the corporate
sponsor or such would be given some rein over what are on the shelves
of the library.
Say a library put a children's book on its selves that featured gay or
lesbian family. What a conservative organization that bought naming
right demanded that the book be pulled or they pull their funding and
or name? This would be a serious problem... and doesn't seem THAT
unlikely in these times. OR the library puts a book on its selves that
bashes in some way and something similar happens. That's where my
worries are... to keep the libraries serving all people and not have
them become subject to censorship.
Matthew Philip
The Wedge
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ray Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [email protected]
Sent: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:42:09 -0500
Subject: Re: [Mpls] RE: Selling Naming Rights to Our Public Librarys
and/orDepartments
I don't see too much of a problem with the idea of advertising posted
(but not evidently not endorsed) by Mr. Strand.
Considering that every governmental expenditure appears today to be a
"need" rather than a "want"..... and the very simple fact that there is
not enough money for every "need" we have, can we really afford not to,
at the very least, consider such an approach? While I'm not much of a
public library type, I have read all the posts regarding library
candidates on this board. Looks to me like the libraries have hit
desparate times. Not enough money. And again, considering there simply
is not enough money for >anything< (or so it seems), the answer is
"yes," we may just "need" "corporate and/or brand names on our public
libraries" (to borrow Mr. Strand's words).
Or are we so against the concept that we can continue to afford to
pass by money that is just waiting to be given us? There comes a time
when we can sacrifice a bit of our lofty principles simply because
there isn't enough money to carry them out, as badly as we might wish.
Mike Thompson
Windom
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Marshall"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:22 PM
Subject: [Mpls] RE: Selling Naming Rights to Our Public Librarys
and/orDepartments
>
> Advertising being such a foreign concept for our children, I would
imagine
> that we would need several battalions of grief counselors to help
them > deal
> with the concept of naming a library after a company.
>
> Andrew Carnegie must be grinning broadly right now.
>
> Ray Marshall
> Hiawatha
>
> - - - - - - - - - -
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Mpls] From Candidates Library Board Forum-- Selling Naming
> RIghts to Our Public LIbraries and/or Departments?
>
>
> Do we really need corporate and or brand names on our
> public libraries?
>
> I can envirion a children's book department brought to
> you by Disney or McDonald's, or how about the Target
> central library? <snip>
>
> What do others think?
>
> David Strand
> Loring Park
>
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