[RP TownTalk] Library System Faces Large Budget Cuts - Please Help

[Bart Lawrence]

Neighbors,
According to Ms. Barbara Simon, the regional president of the Prince George's County Friends of the Library, the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System has been instructed by the county (Rushern Baker) to trim its budget by about 15% or $2.5 million. The county reportedly says these cuts should be accomplished by eliminating staff positions. In response Kathleen Teeze, Director of PGCMLS, has said that such cuts would necessitate closing one or more library branches. 
 
Please take a few minutes to write a message in support of the library to our county officials. Ask them to not cut the system’s budge, or close libraries or cut staff positions to balance the budget. Tell them why the library is important to you and your family (if you have one).
 
E-mail your letters to Rushern Baker (County Executive) and the county council. Their e-mail addresses follow:
countyexecutive at co.pg.md.us
EOlson at co.pg.md.us
councildistrict5 at co.pg.md.us
Councildistrict8 at co.pg.md.us
MTurner at co.pg.md.us
CouncilDistrict6 at co.pg.md.us
WACampos at co.pg.md.us
CouncilDistrict1 at co.pg.md.us
KRToles at co.pg.md.us
MFranklin at co.pg.md.us
 
Also, there are two budget hearings scheduled for Wednesday, February 6th (tonight!), 7 p.m., Friendly High School, 10000 Allentown Rd., Fort Washington and Tuesday, Feb. 12th, 7:00 pm, Laurel High School, 8000 Cherry Lane, Laurel. If you would like to speak at one of these hearings, call the county in advance (Call M-F, 8:30-4:00 PM 301-952-4547). 
 
Thanks.
Bart Lawrence
Hyattsville, MD 		 	   		  
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