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From: "Joan West" <>
Subject: Re: [FLHILLSB] Closing libraries and archives is serious. Politics should not be involved.
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 17:22:13 -0500
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Sydney, don't let illiterates run you off...please, just consider the source
they came from...let them unsub if they don't like people fighting to save a
library of such importance....were it not for the list most people would not
know what is happening.....

Again, ignore the ignorant!!!!

Joan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sydney Cardner" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:11 PM
Subject: [FLHILLSB] Closing libraries and archives is serious. Politics
should not be involved.


> The last two emails have helped me make my decision to unsubscribe after I
> post this.
> http://www.dos.state.fl.us/dlis/barm/fsa.html
>
> That is probably the best online record of history of any state. Hours of
> work have gone into it. It is now limiting its online hours, and it may
> soon be gone.
>
> I have talked to my congressmen, who are, incidentally, all Republicans.
> This should not be a Democrat/Republican issue. It really and truly has
> nothing to do with the class size amendment. The true and honest figures
on
> that are not well known, and what ever they were would be split over 10
> years.
>
> In his inaugural address this year, he said he wanted to empty the
> government buildings. That was not rhetoric, he meant it. The library is
> there, the funds for it are minimal in terms of a state budget, the
> archives are housed. Systems were recently added to keep the temperature
> and surroundings in a way to better preserve the archives.
>
> FSU's president, Dr. Wetherell, has publicly stated they can NOT handle
the
> archives. Their funding is being cut drastically, as are all state
> university budgets. If the library is allowed to be turned over to a
> private company, there is not guarantee the items will be available like
> they are now. If they are privatized, they may be lost to us forever as
> genealogists.
>
> Washington State is closing theirs, but a recent letter from their Sec. of
> State to me gave hope that maybe they can stop it. The state of Virginia
is
> starting along the same path. It will be a constant battle to save our
> libraries. England and Canada are working with our country to try to stop
> this trend of making libraries expendable.
>
> To the two who thought my post was political, perhaps you need to do some
> real reading up on what is going on. Both of my Republican congressmen
> here are really alarmed, and they do not like the fact that the Sec. of
> State here has already met with the librarians. The legislature, after
all,
> must approve the budget. That is why we elected them. It is their job to
> approve it.
>
> I choose not to be on a list with so many people who are so angry and
ready
> to jump on people.
>
> I was always taught that if you want to make a point with people, you
> should do it nicely. Now that I have made mine, I am going to unsub. I
> don't contribute that much to this list anyway.
>
> I do hope some of you can deal with your anger and face the reality of
what
> is going on.
>
> Sydney Cardner
> Retired educator, good American, concerned citizen
>
>
>
>
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• [FLHILLSB] Closing libraries and archives is serious. Politics should not be involved. by "Sydney Cardner" <>

  • Re: [FLHILLSB] Closing libraries and archives is serious. Politics should not be involved. by "Joan West" <>