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.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Cartoons and Images

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Click on images below to enlarge and print out to make posters or flyers. The following images are drawn by Simon Verity. (Previously, some were available at The Classicist Blog.)


Chart from Center From an Urban Future report showing sharp decline in funding (coinciding with plans to sell off/"leverage" libraries) against escalating use.  Makes a useful poster or flyer for event if you click to enlarge, save and print 

CONTACT: To contact Citizens Defending Libraries email Backpack362 (at) aol.com.
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 The link below takes you to where you may sign the petition:

Save New York City Libraries From Bloomberg Developer Destruction 
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 Visually oriented?  You might also be interested in the following:

•    More Cartoons and Images
•    PHOTO GALLERY- CDL's Library Protection Week (April 2013)

•    PHOTO GALLERY: May 8, 2013 Rally on Day of NYPL Trustee's Meeting

•    PHOTO GALLERY: June 3, 2013 Vigil At Central Reference Library Protesting Loss of Our Cultural Patrimony- Evening of NYPL Fund-Raiser

•    VIDEOS: Available videos pertaining to the Citizens Defending Libraries (Including Videos of •    Elected Officials and Candidates Expressing Their Views On Saving Libraries From Sell-offs)

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Even More (Shareable) Cartoons and Images- From Artists Fighting To Oppose Sale, Shrinkage and Plundering of Libraries

Simon Verity


Artist Gary Panter says: “proximity of books to scholars is essential.” (on Facebook)

Cartoonist Ben Katchor says: "Don't allow real-estate racketeers to dismantle our free, world-class research library!"  (on Facebook)
 Artist Gary Panter says: “Essential to all lovers of beauty, intellect”and "A WORLD OF ITEMS THAT DO NOT GOOGLE." (on Facebook)
Mark Hurwitt's Cartoon.  Bloomberg stood between the public and the libraries it wants. Now it's time for the better policies we voted for! (on Facebook)
Citizens Defending Libraries sign-- Held up at meeting of Brooklyn Heights Association because the BHA has been supporting library sales and shrinkages (and associated underfunding), refusing to endorse Bill de Blasio's call to halt them. (on Facebook)
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More Cartoons and Images

Here are even more cartoons and images.

This cartoon by Mark Hurwitt has been a favorite for people to complain about, including a complaint from at least one trustee on the board of one of the libraries who works for one of the city's biggest real estate companies.  The complaint is about the "tone" of CDL's message.  Mark Hurwitt say that, professionally speaking, cartoonists consider such complaints a true measure of the success of what they have accomplished.  
Why acerbic images about Ratner and libraries (see below)?  More on the subject here:Tuesday, April 30, 2013, Relevance of Mayoral Debate Discussion About Forest City Ratner Atlantic Yards Misconduct To The Sale and Underfunding of NYC Libraries.

This and the drawings following like it are from the pen of Simon Verity









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 Visually oriented?  You might also be interested in the following:
•    PHOTO GALLERY- CDL's Library Protection Week (April 2013)

•    PHOTO GALLERY: May 8, 2013 Rally on Day of NYPL Trustee's Meeting

•    PHOTO GALLERY: June 3, 2013 Vigil At Central Reference Library Protesting Loss of Our Cultural Patrimony- Evening of NYPL Fund-Raiser

•    VIDEOS: Available videos pertaining to the Citizens Defending Libraries (Including Videos of •    Elected Officials and Candidates Expressing Their Views On Saving Libraries From Sell-offs)

•    Cartoons and Images
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