Library Support - Southern Oregon (Jackson County)
19Feb2007 09:42 AM Filed in: Worthy Causes
Over the
weekend, we attended a letter writing meeting in
Ashland to let our elected representatives in
Washington know that we want them to support HR 17 to
fund our 15 soon-to-be-closed libraries throughout
Jackson County. We also wrote letters to friends
across the country, since this involves federal
funding for many other related programs being cut.
Pardon the "soapbox" moment:
What are they thinking?
How can our government fund so many insane programs. while axing libraries, forcing their closure?
Talk about short-sighted!!!
We don't have kids at home, but we both use our local library frequently, always finding interesting books there, as do so many people of ALL ages. The idea of not having a public library seems like a completely neanderthal idea (no offense intended to neanderthals!)
I'm now directing this "steam" to support those who ARE supporting the libraries, and encouraging others to do the same - focusing on the outcome as thought it has already happened!
Here is a page talking about the issue, another about how you can help locally, and a link to the Jackson County library system and our beautiful local Eagle Point library, the cultural hub of our community. I also posted a prior entry on the blog about the rally we attended in Medford a couple weeks ago here.
If you want to support keeping libraries open and MANY other worthy government programs, here is a link to an article about H.R. 17, and links to your Washington representatives and senators to contact them for support. Also please thank Representatives Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden for introducing this bill, and others who are supporting it!
Here is a file with some example text to send to your representatives:
SaveOurLibraries
Pardon the "soapbox" moment:
What are they thinking?
How can our government fund so many insane programs. while axing libraries, forcing their closure?
Talk about short-sighted!!!
We don't have kids at home, but we both use our local library frequently, always finding interesting books there, as do so many people of ALL ages. The idea of not having a public library seems like a completely neanderthal idea (no offense intended to neanderthals!)
I'm now directing this "steam" to support those who ARE supporting the libraries, and encouraging others to do the same - focusing on the outcome as thought it has already happened!
Here is a page talking about the issue, another about how you can help locally, and a link to the Jackson County library system and our beautiful local Eagle Point library, the cultural hub of our community. I also posted a prior entry on the blog about the rally we attended in Medford a couple weeks ago here.
If you want to support keeping libraries open and MANY other worthy government programs, here is a link to an article about H.R. 17, and links to your Washington representatives and senators to contact them for support. Also please thank Representatives Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden for introducing this bill, and others who are supporting it!
Here is a file with some example text to send to your representatives:
SaveOurLibraries
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