Oakland libraries

demay

Hi everyone,

To create awareness, I want to make sure all the Oakland fans out there know about the proposed budget cuts to your Oakland Public Library.

Under Mayor Quan's budget scenario A, all but 4 of the 19 public libraries in Oakland will close.

If you don't want this to happen, and believe Oakland deserves libraries, visit www.saveoaklandlibrary.org.

Thanks,
Derrick

mikepegg44

demay wrote:

Hi everyone,

To create awareness, I want to make sure all the Oakland fans out there know about the proposed budget cuts to your Oakland Public Library.

Under Mayor Quan's budget scenario A, all but 4 of the 19 public libraries in Oakland will close.

If you don't want this to happen, and believe Oakland deserves libraries, visit http://www.saveoaklandlibrary.org.

Thanks,
Derrick

my dad always told me growing up you can tell a lot about a city by checking out their libraries and I couldn't agree more. This is sad, hopefully they can find the budget solution in other ways.

Byrnzie

One way to kill a city - Close the libraries.

So what's the Mayors reasoning behind this move? Where will all this extra money saved on closing these libraries go?

Jason P

On the flip side, Oakland has access to this:

http://www.oaksterdamuniversity.com/

demay

Currently, all City Employees pay 9% of their retirement benefits...except the police and fire departments. They pay 0%. So, basically, Oakland Libraries will close to fund benefits for the police and fire departments.

brianlux

Thanks for posting this, Derrick. Though I'm three hours away now, I was born nearby in Albany and still have ties there. I'll pass the information along.

We've had similar issues in Placerville and the results have been disappointing.