Saturday, January 28, 2012

Save Our Rockford Library Members Pack Board Meeting

Rockford Public Library patrons press for more say on proposals. (Rockford Register-Star, 1/24/2012)

Excerpt:   One thing is clear after a Rockford Public Library Board meeting Monday: Changes in how the library spends its money, the closing of library branches and the weeding of its print collection will not happen without a fight. 

It’s not just a fight between library leaders and its staff. 

More than 100 people attended the meeting to listen and show their support for Save Our Library, a group of Rockford residents who learned about dramatic changes in library business that Executive Director Frank Novak suggested in a set of documents he shared with board members last year. 

In recent weeks, Save Our Library members have spread word of their concerns and urged other library users to join them. They confronted library leaders during a news conference Jan. 13. They’ve flooded board members with emails. A 12-year-old boy collected more than 300 signatures on paper and online petitions.  

Related article:
Save Our Rockford Library (SOL) calls for more public input in library's strategic planning. (1/14/2012) 
Rockford Public Library will boost spending on digital and audio books in 2012. (10/13/2011)
Supportive editorial for Rockford Public Library needs a fact checker. (9/1/2011)
Rockford Public Library circulates 0.05 ebooks per capita in 1st half of 2011. (7/13/2011)

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