Save our Pittsburgh Libraries
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We, the undersigned people of Pittsburgh, believe that every neighborhood branch library plays an integral part in making our city a great place to live.
Libraries provide every citizen, regardless of income level, the chance to learn and broaden their minds.
In many struggling neighborhoods, our libraries are the only place for young people to gather and spend time in a safe and pleasant environment.
Closing neighborhood branches represents an unraveling of our citys social fabric.
As such, we are signing this petition to send a very loud and clear message to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) Board of Trustees and our city leaders telling them that:
Taking away integral neighborhood anchors is not an option
Shuttering historic buildings and letting them fall into disrepair is not an option
Funding our library system at 19th century levels is not an option
Making claims that there are no other options is not an option
CLOSING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES IS NOT AN OPTION.
Our city leaders and the CLP Board of Trustees must work together to find a solution that works for every community and not just those whose libraries have been upgraded.
We, the undersigned people of Pittsburgh are telling the CLP Board of Trustees and our city leaders thatthe only option is finding the funding to keep these libraries open.
You have taken on the responsibility to lead and we expect no less from you.
Libraries provide every citizen, regardless of income level, the chance to learn and broaden their minds.
In many struggling neighborhoods, our libraries are the only place for young people to gather and spend time in a safe and pleasant environment.
Closing neighborhood branches represents an unraveling of our citys social fabric.
As such, we are signing this petition to send a very loud and clear message to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) Board of Trustees and our city leaders telling them that:
Taking away integral neighborhood anchors is not an option
Shuttering historic buildings and letting them fall into disrepair is not an option
Funding our library system at 19th century levels is not an option
Making claims that there are no other options is not an option
CLOSING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES IS NOT AN OPTION.
Our city leaders and the CLP Board of Trustees must work together to find a solution that works for every community and not just those whose libraries have been upgraded.
We, the undersigned people of Pittsburgh are telling the CLP Board of Trustees and our city leaders thatthe only option is finding the funding to keep these libraries open.
You have taken on the responsibility to lead and we expect no less from you.
910 Signatures
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Tess McShane
- Comments
- Mayor--funding the basics is a necessity.
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pamela lang
- Comments
- please don't close any libraries!
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Susanne Park
- Comments
- Pittsburgh deserves healthy libraries!
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Kristen Linfante
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Kate Black
- Phone
- 4123650573
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Holly Cox
- Comments
- It is devestating to these communities that their libraries are being closed. I used to live in Hazelwood- it is shameful that they are losing their library. It is just about the only thing that community has left. I hope that the city, the Carnegie Library Board, and the people of Pittsburgh can come up with a better solution. These neighborhoods are counting on it.
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karen mazzotta
- Comments
- Closing libraries is an educational set back for our children!!!!
- Phone
- 412-855-4704
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Valerie Sweeney
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Alberto Almarza
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Rebecca Price
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- Did you know librarians with masters degrees get paid less than 30k? This is a social service. Keep it.
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Emily Amick
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Lynn Lewandowski
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Chris Larcovic
- Phone
- 412-681-2391
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Claudia Mahave
- Comments
- " most livable city?" then keep our libraries.
- Phone
- 412-414-4620
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Neal Stidham
- Comments
- "The library connects us with the insight and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species. I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries." -Carl Sagan
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Michelle Boyle
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Nita Kellum
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- Neighborhood libraries are a quality of life issue. If we can find the funds to build three stadiums and a casino we should be able to afford to keep all the libraries open and staffed.
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Jonas Moffat
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- please please please don't close my childhood library!
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ian green
- Comments
- Libraries are the thread that holds communities together
- Phone
- 412 322 8679
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Mary Beth Mongelluzzo
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Gina Boyd
- Comments
- This is so important to the city!
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Aleita Hermanowski
- Comments
- Libraries are important! Please preserve the art of literature and learning.
- Phone
- 412-952-5084
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Marian Hampton
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- Election Day is fast approaching, Mr. "Mayor"
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Don Bell
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philomena o'dea
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- "Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." Edward Everett
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Tim Jones
- Comments
- Lawrenceville is a growing community
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Melanie Fitzpatrick
- Comments
- We need all of our Libraries OPEN!
- Phone
- 412 421-2139
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Duncan MacDiarmid
- Comments
- It seems odd that at a time when Pittsburgh is working hard to ensure the viability and strength of its neighborhoods and schools, that the city administration would not be doing more to protect the institutions that promote community and most importantly educational support for our children.
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Amy Rebecca Jones
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Brendan Froeschl
- Comments
- Time to step up to the plate, Stealerstahl. Find a solution!
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Graham Ciraulo
- Phone
- 412-508-6809
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Ron Baraff
- Comments
- We must maintain our community libraries - they are one of the factors that make a community out of a collection of houses!
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Heidi Tappe
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Max Hurwitz
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Sandra Milczarek
- Comments
- One of the primary reasons why I live in (and brag about to friends) Lawrenceville is that fact that it is a walking neighborhood. I still mourn our beloved Leslie Swimming pool, please don't take our library away. What will go next?
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Sally Rifugiato
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Lynne Glover
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- One of the reasons I chose Lawrenceville as my new home was because it was within walking distance of a library.
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Rob de Cortie
- Comments
- Closing libraries is not about balancing budgets, it's about giving up on the (future) health and vitality of your city and communities. Allowing this to happen on your watch, Mr Mayor, is a shame and disgrace. The political price to pay will be gentle in comparison to the real damage.
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Anna Loney
- Comments
- save neighborhood libraries for our kids' sake alone
- Phone
- 412-341-8063
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Jay Kuchta
- Comments
- This just can't happen!
- Phone
- 724-612-0379
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peter chace
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Ethan Raup
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Angel Sposito
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Tom Sposito
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Natalie Blais
- Comments
- Please keep the libraries open in these underserved neighborhoods
- Phone
- 412-344-4560
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Nathan Bell
- Comments
- Two sports stadiums and a convention center, but we can't fund busses and libraries?
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Mark Lee
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Rachel Masilamani
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Hiroyuki Good
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Terra Mobley
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