As a follow-up to this announcement, Carrel Dweller's outrage in the previous post, and Planet Caroline's comment with a deeper explanation for the causes of Philadelphia's budget probelms and need for Mayor Nutter's Plan C, I wanted to share some "next steps."
This is so crazy, it leaves me almost speechless. Almost. Follow this link and take action. We can't afford to be speechless on this one!
It's not Farhenheit 451, but it has the same effect. No access to information. No access to books.
If anyone hears about a march, protest or other ways to show how vital it is to keep our Free Library free and open to the public, please post about it here.
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I wrote some thoughts about the budget crisis and ways people can become involved. I don't normally plug my own blog, but this piece is timely.
ReplyDeletehttp://planetcaroline.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/pa-budget-crisis-explained-in-plain-english/