The Tax payers of Charlotte, NC are outraged that city officials are planning to close our libraries. Everyone of all ages need the library. Students, Children, Adults, those furthering their education, those looking for resources, enjoyment, and the list goes on. We pay our taxes to be able to enjoy and execute the right to use our public libraries. It is unbelievable that this right would be taken away from us. There are other ways to cut expenses. Please save our libraries, and stop them from closing.
5 years agoComments:
"In hard times, libraries are more important than ever. Human beings need what books give them better than any other medium. Since ancient nights around prehistoric campfires, we have needed myth. And heroes. And moral tales. And information about the world beyond the nearest mountains or oceans.
Today, with books and movies more expensive than ever, and television entertainment in free fall to the lowest level of stupidity, free circulating books are an absolute necessity. They are quite simply another kind of food.
For those without money, the road to the treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library."
Columnist Pete Hamill, New York Daily News
Jill Cody, United States
5 years agoComments:
Our children love the libraries! They are such a rich source of education and opportunity to learn for our children. Please do not take them away!
5 years agoComments:
"In hard times, libraries are more important than ever. Human beings need what books give them better than any other medium. Since ancient nights around prehistoric campfires, we have needed myth. And heroes. And moral tales. And information about the world beyond the nearest mountains or oceans.
Today, with books and movies more expensive than ever, and television entertainment in free fall to the lowest level of stupidity, free circulating books are an absolute necessity. They are quite simply another kind of food.
For those without money, the road to the treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library."
Columnist Pete Hamill, New York Daily News
Jill Cody, United States
5 years agoComments:
Our children love the libraries! They are such a rich source of education and opportunity to learn for our children. Please do not take them away!
James and Irene Mikkelson, United States
5 years agoComments:
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Jason Deleon, United States
5 years agoComments:
This is messed up, obvious screw up by city officials handling city funds.
Jessica Stricker, United States
5 years agoComments:
There MUST be another way. This sends a horrible message to future generations and will hurt the efforts of those all ready without work which use the PUBLIC libraries resources (i.e computers, reference materials and staff) to find gainful employment. We as a culture are moving farther away from community and valuing education as we once did and this is yet another step in the WRONG direction. I'm utterly disappointed and feel this a weak and unnecessarily drastic decision that should have been dealt with much earlier with proactive measures, it's not like they didn't know the direction things were headed. It didn't have to come to this. Shame on them.
Chris Price, United States
5 years agoComments:
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Therrel Price, United States
5 years agoComments:
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Becky Price, United States
5 years agoComments:
Cannot believe that sidewalks are being built along Wilgrove Mint Hill Road that only a very small percentage of people will use compared to all that use the MH Library. What a waste.
Jake Suddreth, United States
5 years agoComments:
Please keeep the libraries open.
