MA Library backers raise thousands for branches

Inspiring News from MA, where supporters of Wellesley’s two endangered branch libraries will present at least $48,000 in donations in the hopes of keeping the Wellesley Hills and Fells buildings open for one more year.
The contributions — collected over the past two weeks in a flurry of fund-raising, were approaching 70 percent of the $66,000 needed to keep the branches open another year, Chris Cannon, chairman of the Committee to Save the Wellesley Branch Libraries, said Thursday, adding that he hoped that a weekend push could bring them near the top.

June 21, 2005 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. donwarnersaklad says:
    June 21, 2005 at 11:47 am

    First impressions. New Broadway at Antrim St Lib
    First impressions.
    New Broadway at Antrim Street Cambridge Public Library.
    http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=359+Broadway, +02139
    http://cambridgema.gov/cpl/hours/main.html

    . Friendly at entrance.
    . Warm greeting by painter and library assistant.
    . Welcoming at book return counter in entrance hall.

    . Good selection of DVDs.
    . Need a stool to browse upper shelves
    . Need to crouch down inconveniently for lower shelves
    . Browsing would be more convenient for most DVDs
        by stacking so the containers could be read
        without having to crane your neck

    . Exciting selection of new nonfiction books.

    . Pleasant room for childrens books, young adults books

    . Reference Room door closed. Unwelcoming.
    . Reference desk librarian expression unwelcoming comportment.
    . Internet Computers room door closed. Unwelcoming.

    . Stacks in the gymnasium.
    . Climbing rope stored overhead. Is the climbing rope frayed?

    . Visiting staff of other libraries unwelcoming toward others.
    . Some staff more concerned with welcoming each other than
        a few library users looking around.

    . Navigating. Navigating signage not good.
    . Diagram. Map. Not an attractive graphical diagram.
    . Diagram should have a table of contents listing departments.
    . Wrong floor plan on weblink at
        http://cambridgema.gov/cpl/hours/main.html

    . Behind the scenes. Backstage information should be available.
    . What’s going on in the other rooms on the other floors?
    . Support services, administrative services et al.

    Collaborative blog
    a guide to problematical library use
    http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/guide_to_problematica l_library_use

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