Librarians throw book at closing state library

The Palm Beach Post Says 50 area librarians — city, county, academic, legal and corporate — have unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the governor to spare the institution, which was founded in 1845 when Florida became a state.

“No one believes money is the reason for this particular decision,” Brownlee said, and Wednesday’s meeting was spiced with fearful speculation from librarians who began by saying, “I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but… “