Part I
Shield Sought For Libraries
The Preservation Alliance for a Greater Philadelphia is working to save four of the 11 libraries the city has slated for closure at the end of this month because they are all "Carnegie libraries," built at the behest of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in the early 20th century.
The library branches are - Logan, Holmesburg, Haddington and Kingsessing.
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The ax falleth … or doth it? Unnamed group may sue Mayor Nutter over library closings by Isaiah Thompson
Footnote:
Hat-tip to Philebrity
Part II
The Nutters - In the midst of the budget crisis, which mayor do you see? by Doron Taussig
The mayor went on TV, two days after the presidential election, to disclose the scope of the city's budget crisis and announce drastic cuts. It was, in a sense, his coming-out party. Since then, Philadelphians have begun to see one of a few different versions of Michael Nutter.
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A Question of Cost - We don't know how much is being saved by closing 11 libraries. by Isaiah Thompson
Increasingly, the debate over libraries is centering around the issue of cost. But among the data that has so far been provided by the Free Library and the mayor's office, those costs have remained conspicuously absent.