Nancy & I were among several hundred peaceful library supporters that showed up in Medford, Oregon's Alba Park today to voice our emphatic support of keeping all the libraries in Jackson County open. In the photo, Nancy is in the lower right, holding up the colorful sign with the yellow "O" in "Save Our Libraries!", and you can see my "Martineau Solar System - Mars/Venus" print on the white sweatshirt next to her left arm holding her picket sign. We'll be taping the evening news tonight from Medford, since at least two TV stations had videographers present. Both the primary county commisioner's chambers and the overflow viewing room on the third floor of a nearby county building were packed to capacity (it was a great place to warm up for a few minutes, though!). So we went to the Medford Library, where we joined the Standing Room Only folks and watched most of the 3-minute (very eloquent and diverse) citizen speeches in support of keeping our libraries open. All 15 county libraries are scheduled to close on April 6 unless other imaginative solutions are mustered. (Maybe we need to catch up?)http://www.mailtribune.com/Here is the email I sent yesterday to a few dozen folks (local to Jackson County, here is the land of Jefferson)====Hi all:If any of you live in Jackson County, use the public library system or know people who benefit from our libraries, have children or know people who have children, or just plain want to let our county government officials know that we want to KEEP THE LIBRARIES OPEN, read on!This peaceful rally isn't about HOW this is to be achieved – a different issue – it is about the people of Jackson County speaking out in SUPPORT of our libraries...Nancy & I will be there in Medford tomorrow morning; we hope to see some of you there! Carpool if you can. Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2007Time: 8:30-9:30 AMPlace: Alba Park, Medford, Oregon ( Main Street, corner Ivy and 8th Street)More details