There has been great progress on Easton Library fundraising since we wrote about the grass roots effort to save the branch back in August. While the comments back then show that not everyone thinks it a good use of City money, I think they are in the small minority. Last night Gretchen Cody, who spearheaded the effort, presented outgoing Mayor Cathy Baylock with the last installment of $75K in donations that will keep the library open. Nice job.
As the Mercury Times notes here:
Still, library leaders cannot predict the branch's fate beyond next spring. Harding said officials will wait until the overall city budget process starts, likely in January, before evaluating whether -- and how -- it could stay open.
We'll keep our fingers crossed.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
Posted by: Marg | August 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Wait just a minute..
"Never doubt that a small group of wealthy, mostly white citizens of Burlingame, will keep things as they are.
As well as lower taxes, undocumented Nannies, landscape workers, and NO BLOWERS!
Indeed, it is the reason we live here."
Posted by: holyroller | August 27, 2011 at 05:02 PM
"Never doubt that a small minded, bitter and negative citizen will try to disparage Burlingame. Indeed, it is the only thing holyroller has ever done."
Posted by: Marg | September 06, 2011 at 01:53 PM