We reported a few days ago on a demonstration against closing some of Philadelphia’s neighborhood public libraries here.
There now exists a possibility that a private foundation will pitch in to keep those libraries open; here’s the story from the New York Times.
According to the article, “Three public ice rinks scheduled to close because of city budget cuts will stay open under private management, officials said Tuesday, and some swimming pools and libraries may also be transferred to the private sector.
Management of the rinks is being taken over by the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, a charity started by the founder of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. The foundation already runs hockey programs for young people in poor neighborhoods.
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