Comments on: Brooklyn Public Library — Saved from the Budget Gallows

By: tom

tom — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:33:58 +0000

This is most curious. On June 16 budgets were restored and layoffs averted. On July 7 BPL laid off a whole series of people. The number of layoffs has not been made public yet, the people though are gone. some with as many as 27 years of service to the library. It appears that from the three systems, New York Public, Queens Public and Brooklyn, only Brooklyn saw it necessary to take such drastic steps. Ironically there is a thank-you-note on the BPL web site, thanking people for their great recent support. BPL was asking for support to help avert budget cuts to avoid cuts in public hours AND layoffs. Thank you BPL for being so straight forward. Ohh and the layoffs pertained only to non union jobs, go figure! ???!?!

By: Edith

Edith — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:36:49 +0000

8000 signatures! I didn’t see that article, thanks for posting, SalvoPerry

By: SalvoPerry

SalvoPerry — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:47:12 +0000

i heard there were 8000 signature at least
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/06/17/2009-06-17_after_budget_shuffle_brooklyn_libraries_to_remain_open_six_days_a_week.html

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:55:34 +0000

YES!!! The people have prevailed!

By: Proposed Library Budget Cuts threaten to Dismember Brooklyn Public Library System | bayridgistan.com

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:39:52 +0000

[...] A MILLION THANKS TO ALL WHO GOT INVOLVED. NEWS JUST CAME IN THAT THE BUDGET FOR NEW YORK’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES HAS BEEN RESTORES. YOUR EFFORTS IN CALLING AND WRITING ANYONE YOU COULD IS TESTAMENT TO JUST HOW MUCH PUBLIC LIBRARIES [...]