Further to our previous story about libraries in Salinas (CA)closing, the Friends of the Library there (FOSPL) are starting a campaign to reverse the closing of three public libraries next January. A “no” vote on taxes is forcing the city to close them down, but the FOL hopes to reopen them as soon as possible.
The Californian tells us that the Friends are working on a few different approaches to remedy the situation, but that they are realistic, and as FOL President Lynne Steele says, “With only 120 members, {we}cannot on our own persuade voters to approve a tax. We need to form an alliance. We need to come together and work together to get this specific funding.”
Wouldn’t it be nice if one of those big publishers, maybe Penguin-Putnam contributed some of the profit from the sale of Steinbeck’s books to raise money for the library?
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