Why Is New York City Planning to Sell and Shrink Its Libraries?

Defend our libraries, don't defund them. . . . . fund 'em, don't plunder 'em

Mayor Bloomberg defunded New York libraries at a time of increasing public use, population growth and increased city wealth, shrinking our library system to create real estate deals for wealthy real estate developers at a time of cutbacks in education and escalating disparities in opportunity. It’s an unjust and shortsighted plan that will ultimately hurt New York City’s economy and competitiveness.

It should NOT be adopted by those we have now elected to pursue better policies.

Monday, December 16, 2013

PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERY: December 16, 2013 Books Not Billionaires action at the 42nd Street Central Reference Library

Books Not Billionaires event organized by Library Lovers League.
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From the video below
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They're planning WHAT for New York Public Library?  (Click through to Barbara Ross website video for best watching)
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"Renovations" is the correct word for sell-offs, significant shrinkage of space and alterations of function
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One of the books that attended
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From the CBS News Reporting on the event
See also Committee To Save The New York Public Library page for this event.
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