tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post2496076812663404273..comments2023-10-26T08:13:17.812-04:00Comments on Above Average Jane: You Can't Increase Education and Remove LibrariesAboveAvgJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041855236200085575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post-78680952189903093272008-11-10T11:43:00.000-05:002008-11-10T11:43:00.000-05:00Ron,I agree with all of your points. Nutter might...Ron,<BR/><BR/>I agree with all of your points. Nutter might ask the Friends to re-prioritize their fundraising in light of the financial circumstances, but donations already received might have been specifically earmarked for the Central Library project. It can get tricky.AboveAvgJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041855236200085575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9238806.post-39804900283015243862008-11-10T10:23:00.000-05:002008-11-10T10:23:00.000-05:00I agree. And I'm surprised that I haven't seen mu...I agree. And I'm surprised that I haven't seen much mention of the <A HREF="http://libwww.freelibrary.org/expansion/" REL="nofollow">Philadelphia Library's grand expansion plans.</A> They've been planning this for a while, and seem to be collecting a lot of private donations to renovate the Central Library. Does that make any sense at all anymore if we are closing eleven branches? I'd say put those plans on hold and use whatever money they've collected (and encourage further private donation) to keep the branches open. Granted, depending on how the money was collected, you might have some legal issue with collecting charitable donations for a particular project and redirecting them to a slightly different one, but it's just unconscionable to imagine making the central library look prettier while we close so many branches.Ron Michael Zettlemoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421750524434089237noreply@blogger.com