Close Evanston's Branch Libraries

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Evanston is facing a $9.5 million budget deficit next year.
To close this gap, every city department is facing cuts, including essential services.

In this context of a severe budget crisis, the Evanston City Council initially voted to close the branch libraries.
Days later, the City Council reconsidered and decided to fund the two branch libraries for 6 months.

We strongly believe that given the reality of Evanstons current budget situation, we unfortunately cannot afford to keep the branch libraries open.

We urge the city council to close the branch libraries at the start of the budget year and eliminate any funding allocation not contractually required.

105 Signatures

  • Jeannemarie Sierant
    • Address
    • 1729 Dobson Street
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • В
  • Manon Kavesky
    • Address
    • 1729 Dobson Street
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • В
  • Rachel Sobel
    • Address
    • 140 Custer
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Mindy Wallis
    • Address
    • Lake St.
    • Zip Code
    • 60201
    • Comments
    • I love libraries. But not these branches. Not now.
  • Alicia Sanders
    • Address
    • 1110 Hull Ter. #2
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • В
  • Dickelle Fonda
    • Address
    • 1220 Darrow Evanston
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Tom Waterloo
    • Address
    • 1028 Hull Terrace
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Evan Girard
    • Address
    • 1106 Elmwood Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • unless you can have a 'pay-as-you-use tax', I say CLOSE the branch libraries.
  • Tim Harwood
    • Address
    • 1003 Greenleaf Street #1E
    • Zip Code
    • Evanston
  • Martha King
    • Address
    • 1014 Hinman
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Michele Hays
    • Address
    • 712 Dobson St
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • Branch libraries only make sense if they are offering services to residents in need who are unable to reach the main library. These branches do not serve the areas of Evanston hardest hit by the economy, notably the areas outlined for the City's NSP2 grant. proposal.
  • John Hardy
    • Address
    • 1728 Brummel St.
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Polly Hawkins
    • Address
    • 1203 Forest Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • Thank you to whoever has done this
  • Michael Perlman
    • Address
    • 145 Ridge
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • One Evanston, One library
  • Jeannie Sanke
    • Address
    • 140 Clyde Ave Apt 1E
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Elizabeth Fromm Winter
    • Address
    • 1729 Keeney St.
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Shannon Hackett
    • Address
    • 1207 Dobson Street, Evanston, IL
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Jeanne Cahill
    • Address
    • 116 Ridge Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • К
  • Mary Krawczyk
    • Address
    • 1142 Ashland Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • The downtown library will have to do!
  • Ryan Garton
    • Address
    • 914 Asbury
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • This has been a decision delayed for over 16 years, please face the current budget crisis with courage and close the branches.
  • Valeree Haas
    • Address
    • 1204 Harvard Terr.
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Kurt
    • Address
    • 1021 Wesley Ave.
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • close them. 6 months is pointless.
  • Janice Gaffin
    • Address
    • 1147 Ashland Av
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Amanda Ault
    • Address
    • 2311 Thayer St
    • Zip Code
    • 60201
  • A. Louis Allred
    • Address
    • 820 Milburn St., Evanston
    • Zip Code
    • 60201
  • Scott Howard
    • Address
    • 1215 Mulford St., 2W
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • Sad, but necessary, and they will reopen someday.
  • Aimee Tierney
    • Address
    • 1210 Mulford Street
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Kim W. Fisher
    • Address
    • 1146 Elmwood Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • These are a luxury not an necessity.
  • Mitchell Fisher
    • Address
    • 1146 Elmwood Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Kathryn E. Farris
    • Address
    • 212 Florence Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Ann Rainey DeLise
    • Address
    • 1707 Dobson St
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • clos the branches
  • Robert Morrison
    • Address
    • 1400 Brummel
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • К
  • Karen Johnson
    • Address
    • 1116 Austin Street
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • While our household loves reading, we must face financial reality. Please cut the branch libraries so that we can maintain essential services like summer police overtime for violent areas of town and fire response time. Thank you.
  • kathryn evans
    • Address
    • 1030 michigan avenue, evanston
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • A. Kent
    • Address
    • 318 Ashland
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Rachel Tigner
    • Address
    • 3245 Grant St
    • Zip Code
    • 60201
  • Matt Dinerstein
    • Address
    • 819 Reba Place
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • david greenfield
    • Address
    • 1200 wesley ave
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Laura Dell
    • Address
    • 1155 Wesley Avenue
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Becky Kass
    • Address
    • 1519 Cleveland St
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • James E Caldwell
    • Address
    • 1107 Maple Avenue Evanston, IL
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Mary Profeta
    • Address
    • 1012 Harvard Terrace
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Jason
    • Address
    • 712 Dobson
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • Use proposed 160K earmarked for 6-month reprieve to establish bookmobile program to serve ALL of Evanston!
  • Chris Baer
    • Address
    • 1016 Mulford
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Ryan A Kettelkamp
    • Address
    • 1126 Brummel St.
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • Please take the fiscally responsible action and close the branch libraries. My family's taxes increased $1,000 this year, and I have to say that this hurts. I have lived and worked in Evanston since 1997 and must let you know that even when I lived only blocks from the South Branch I only took my family to our spectacular main library. Cuts have to be made - "One Library-One Evanston".
  • catherine pelech
    • Address
    • 1326 washington
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • В
  • Colleen Downie
    • Address
    • 9324 ridgeway
    • Zip Code
    • 60203
  • Patrick Tierney
    • Address
    • 1210 Mulford
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Andrew Flaxman
    • Address
    • 2024 Cleveland St.
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
  • Brian Hughes
    • Address
    • 440 Barton
    • Zip Code
    • 60202
    • Comments
    • К