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Hi,
I wanted to draw your attention to this important petition that I recently signed:
"Save Philadelphia Free Library Branches"
I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time.
Thanks!
The petition
We, the undersigned, demand that the City of Philadelphia stop the closure of 11 library branches and roll back the layoff of 36 branch library staff. We demand that the burden of the economic downturn not be placed on the backs of our children, elderly, students of all ages, unemployed or transitioning workers, or those on the wrong side of the digital divide. We demand that enough funding be allocated so that all Philadelphians have equal access to the informational and educational opportunities available only at our libraries.
Sign the petition
Note: This Blog entry and many others on Automotive Acne (Productions) were posted from the Free Library of Philadelphia. It is 7:20 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2008. The Port Richmond branch will close in approximately 29 minutes and reopen tomorrow at 10 a.m.
addendum:
djlynnabraham Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
"that petition site kind of sucks. please make sure that when you click “submit,” and are automagically taken to a page that asks for a monetary pledge of your support, that you understand that money going to the website — iPetition.com — and not to the libraries or a fund to help fight the closing of the libraries. the page does call out that a pledge would fund the site and not the cause, but it’s also a little misleading."