The news…We did it! Reiche library will stay open…but… [WENA]

We did it! Reiche library will stay open…but we have our work cut out for us for the next year if its presence is to be permanent.   After two weeks of speaking out in support of Reiche branch library, we can celebrate the restoration of $30,000 in funding that will allow the library to [...]

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Dear Mayor Suslovic and Councilors [LETTER from Riverton Community Association]

Dear Mayor Suslovic and Councilors:                                      May 14, 2008 The Riverton Community Association is opposed to the closure of any of Portland’s branch libraries or making any of these branches less than full service (such removing adult books from Munjoy).  We are not asking for more monies for the library system but that the City find [...]

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URGENT !!!!!!! REICHE LIBRARY CLOSURE

Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 From:  “Neighborhood Associa” <wendneighborhood@yahoo.com> Subject: URGENT !!!!!!! REICHE LIBRARY CLOSURE To:  wendneighborhood@yahoo.com     District 2 Councilor Dave Marshall will recommend at next week’s City Council meeting that $30,000 be restored to the budget from the contingency fund in order to keep Reiche branch library open for another year. At-Large Councilor [...]

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NOTES: Meeting with Director @ Munjoy Branch Library

…brief notes by Ed Democracy… About 10 people attended last night’s meeting with PPL Director Steve Podgajny at the Munjoy Branch Library.   District 1 Councilor Donoghue was also in attendance. In general, the residents offered many great ideas along with their deep concerns that the changes being proposed for the Munjoy Branch Library could well become irreversible.  Director [...]

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BRANCH SOLIDARITY: MHNO passes resolution supporting branch library solidarity

Branch Library Resolution Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization (MHNO) Adopted May 12, 2008 Recognizing that access to a diversified, full service Neighborhood Branch Library, serving the needs of both children and adults, is a vital part of sustainable Community Infrastructure, the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization goes on record as supporting continued diversity, serving everyone -elders, youth, parents [...]

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Maine Voices: Reiche library meets neighborhood needs [PPH Op-Ed]

Editorials [Portland Press Herald OP-ED]   Maine Voices: Reiche library meets neighborhood needs All the reasons given for shutting it down have alternatives that would keep it open. By JO COYNE, Special to the Press Herald   May 12, 2008 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jo Coyne (e-mail: jocoyne@gwi.net) is a resident of Portland. I am extremely [...]

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Reiche branch library: the latest info

Portland Public Library’s latest plan:               [ LIBRARY BUDGET - PDF] Close Reiche                        [LATEST Save Our Library! FLYER - PDF] Burbank remains open 40 hours per week Riverton and Peaks remain open 20 hours per week Munjoy’s hours increase to 40 hours per week   Check out the new Save the Branches blog, created by Ed Democracy: www.savethebranches.wordpress.com This [...]

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Meeting with Library Director & District Councilor

District 1 City Councilor, Kevin Donoghue, reports that he and Library Director, Steve Podgajny will host a neighborhood meeting Tuesday night at 7:30 at the MUNJOY Branch Library (195 North Street).   Donoghue says that, “according to the library director, no plans now exist to close the Munjoy Branch after the proposed two-year period as the [...]

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Reiche is more than a library branch; it supports a community [PPH Letters to the Editor]

Editorials [Portland Press Herald - May 10, 2008]   Reiche is more than a library branch; it supports a community   [PHOTO] Kimberly Carr and her children enjoy their weekly visit to the Reiche Branch of the Portland Public Library system to check out books. Carr said the family would be unhappy if the branch [...]

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Save Our Library – UPDATE

Save Our Library – FLYER  [Click here for PDF] As you contact City Councilors, City Manager Joe Gray and library administrators and trustees (contact information below and attached), please keep in mind these facts. While it’s true that Reiche is closer to the main library than other branches, at least half of Munjoy’s population lives closer to the [...]

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