The Minneapolis Public Library Board will vote on the closing of the Franklin Library on Wed, March 26, at 6:00 pm at 250 So Marquette Ave, 4th Floor. The closing is included in agenda item 6 e) Budget Reduction, "Suspend operations at Franklin and Sumner."
The Franklin Library is more than just the wonderful old building on Franklin Ave. It is the heart of the community. Closing such community libraries to support building a glass castle downtown is foolish. The downtown glass castle is nothing more than the pretty face on the library body. Libraries should not be magnificent "museums" of knowledge, they should be living institutions that support learning and community. It would be unfortunate if the Library Board decided to sell its organs in order to justify its vanity. Without the community library organs, the pretty face will surely die. Minneapolis must begin to place substance above pretty fluff. Minneapolis must begin to understand that the communities and neighborhoods ARE the City. If we do not sustain them the City will not be worth living in, and will surely wither and die Please attend to voice your concerns and pass this information on to others who may be concerned. Thank You Jim Graham, Ventura Village >Without conflict communication and novel synthesis of information >cannot take place. Conflict is the fertile soil in which creativity grows. TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
