Friends of Seattle Public Library
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Cause Bulletin
15 Neighborhood Libraries Reduce Hours on Feb. 3 - Take 5 Minutes To Tell Mayor McGinn How He Can Support The Seattle Public Library
During the past year, your help was instrumental in restoring some of the drastic cuts proposed in former Mayor Nickels' budget for The Seattle Public Library. One way you helped was by participating in Councilmember Burgess' blog poll about important issues. Last fall, Councilmember Burgess was one of the full budget res… Read More
Recent Cause Activity
For the readers in your life - "Books for Giving 2009" from the blogging librarians over at Shelf Talk
Children's Picture Books: http://shelftalk.spl.org/2009/12...
Children's Classics: http://shelftalk.spl.org/2009/12...
Children's Multicultural: http://shelftalk.spl.org/2009/12...
Children's Chapter Books: http://shelftalk.spl.org/2009/11...
And for the adults: http://shelftalk.spl.org/2009/12...
And from Push To Talk's teen library bloggers a list of DIY books for making holiday gifts: http://blog.spl.org/yablog/2009/...
Hopefully a teen giving book list is forthcoming
Updated: The cause has reached 500 members.
Seattle Mayoral and City Council Candidates Respond to Question about Library Issues
http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/200...
Lots of great testimony on behalf of The Seattle Public Library at the final Seattle City Counicl hearing last night, 10/26. Check out the stories on the Friends' blog
Furloughs Only Contribute to The Problem: http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/furloughs-only-contribute-to-the-problem/
Library Has Most Extensive Work Search Resources
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The Last Time I Stood Before You I Was 16 and I Couldn't Vote
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Everyday I See More People in Northgate Library
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School Children With Working Parents Would Be Impacted
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People Need To Have A Place To Meet Computers To Use Books To Read
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Remember That Our Library Programs Are More Than Just Numbers
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The Cuts To Libraries Are Too Severe
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A City In Which You Cannot Go To The Library Is No City At All
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Seattle Free School Classes Take Place In The Very Hours That Might Be Cut
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2000 Petition Signatures Presented
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Think Outside The Box To Fund Libraries
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We Urge You To Restore Current Service Hours
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Petition Update: As of 7:32 am PST there are 16 hours left and 1,472 signatures
Friends of the Seattle Public Library Bulletin
Posted by Sarel Rowe
Hi Everyone,
We need a team of people to help us petition in front of libraries this weekend. There are 21 libraries that would be impacted by proposed cuts to libraries and we'd like to be at each one. Do you have two hours you could volunteer? RSVP advocacy@friendsofspl.org
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MORE "Books for Giving 2009" from the blogging librarians over at Shelf Talk AND the blogging Teen Librarians over at Push To Talk
Teen Reads: http://blog.spl.org/yablog/2009/12/11...
Children's Irresistible Books: http://shelftalk.spl.org/2009/12/15/b...
And don't forget about the FriendShop for your readers and non-readers: http://twitter.com/FriendShopSPL