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By: The Librarian Pub Crawl

The Librarian Pub Crawl — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:31:43 +0000

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By: Eileen Kamphoefner

Eileen Kamphoefner — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:37:01 +0000

done

By: Eileen Kamphoefner

Eileen Kamphoefner — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:36:18 +0000

Money spent on education, literacy and good family entertainment is always money well spent. Which is something that cannot be said of much of the money
that comes out of the taxes paid for by the citizens of the state of Illinois.
Ed Kamphoefner

By: Eileen Kamphoefner

Eileen Kamphoefner — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:31:37 +0000

Please do not let this valuable tool for education be lost because the promised funding is delayed. Three generations in my family currently use the Lewis and Clark Library system and we are just one of many families who use the vast resouces provided to further educate ourselves and others. There is too much wasted money in government spending, but money spent on this program is a gift that keeps on giving.
Thank you, Eileen Kamphoefner

By: Dystopia hitting libraries too soon « Margoblog

Dystopia hitting libraries too soon « Margoblog — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:20:33 +0000

[...] Some of our elected officials have pledged support, but SIL could use Illinoisans’ help to drum up more. (You can also become their fan on Facebook.) Support [...]

By: james Ross word

james Ross word — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:16:11 +0000

My wife and I are senior citizens and have been library patrons for all of our lives both in Texas (where we grew up) and in Illinois where we have lived in Mt Prospect, Hoffman Estates and now Carpentersville. We have always remarked how wonderful it is that we can draw from many libraries through our own Township library.
PLEASE RELEASE THE FUNDS ALLOCATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE ILLINOIS REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM.

By: Mary Decker

Mary Decker — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:43:56 +0000

The citizens of Watseka use the library for many diverse activities. It is second only to the local hospital for daily numbers of individuals coming and going. In the present state of the economy Watseka has a high unemployment rate and many people cannot purchase home computers to search for job, file for unemployment, for complete on line job applications. The library is a vital communication tool. Please restore the funding so our citizens receive the help they need.

Mary Decker

By: Ruthanne Danielson

Ruthanne Danielson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:14:41 +0000

My daughter, a public librarian, sent this to me. What? Illinois is not funding the library systems? What is going on? Do you realize that our local high school, Illini West, here in Carthage, does not have a school library and the state does not require it. Do you realize that the public libraries of the state cannot possibly house all the materials needed by students and other patrons? We all need this assistance and connection with the systems.

Are not you, Hynes & Quinn, the 2 who are running for governor? Why would we vote for either of you if you do not make fully funded library systems a priority?

Thanks for waking up,
Ruthanne Danielson

By: M. Cyril Nemecek

M. Cyril Nemecek — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:37:04 +0000

Without the services provided by our libraries, a cultural vacuum would result. It is essential for those in public office to insure the continued operation of the libraries in every community. Only they can prevent us from descending into a less literate, less informed, and less civilized society.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:34:51 +0000

ALL libraries are valuable. they define a progressive, modern civilization, and cutting funding for these bastions of knowledge and learning is akin to admitting one’s desire for perpetual ignorance and stagnation.

keep the flame of learning burning brightly!