The Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library are hosting 10 forums for
Library Board candidates, beginning next week and stretching through
most of August. The schedule is as follows:
1. July 21, 6:30 - 8 @ Franklin Community Library
2. July 23, 2 - 3:30 @ Washburn Community Library
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My two cents on this issue, which has been thoroughly discussed:
1. We (The Friends of MPL) are obligated to sell ex-library books rather
than give them away. However, if you are associated with a non-profit
organization that thinks you could use the books that we are unable to
sell through our
As most of you know, Wizard Marks has been an occasional critic of library
policy but a constant champion of the library's mission. Last Wednesday
night, Wizard brought two $20,000 checks to the Library Board meeting from
Reach Out, a nonprofit on East Lake Street that was run by Merrill
David,
In response to your request for historic photos -- try the Minneapolis
Public Library. MPL has a 600,000 item picture/photo archive that is
heavily used by researchers. It is one of, if not the best photo/picture
collections outside of the New York Public Library. Traditionally it's
This afternoon the State Legislature is deciding the fate of the
Planetarium, which has been a feature of the Minneapolis Public Library for
50 years. The Senate has proposed granting $12 million to the Planetarium
this year, with additional funding in 2004. This would allow us to build a
Mike asks a lot of hard and appropriate questions about the state of the
Mpls Public Library's fundraising operations.
As he points out, we raised $140 million for capital improvements through
the 2000 referendum, and we are working very hard to raise an additional $20
million from the State
In his post, Joseph Barisonzi wrote: with a small background in
fundraising that I have, a nonprofit whose purpose it is to raise money
should certinally baable to build a donor base of more that 120 thousands
dollars after more than 50 years.
A little context: Last year, The Friends
Help build Minnesota's gateway to the stars!
This February, the State Legislature will consider a $30 million bonding
request to fund the Minnesota Planetarium Space Discovery Center. If they
approve it, Minnesota will build a world-class planetarium where visitors
can tour the Orion Nebula as
In her last comments, Wizard Marks wrote: ...how will the library get more
lifetime library users. It is now something less than 20% of the population
who use the library. If we're spending $140 million (plus), shouldn't the
library attract a bigger segment of the population?
While I believe
