Wait! What?! Gannon is selling its 63,000 square foot Center for Business Ingenuity for $2.2 million, but they need 3200 square feet of OUR library?! To quote Gannon’s spokesman, “Right now, we have a lot of space.” Really? The math ain’t mathing here.
State Street home of Gannon’s Center for Business Ingenuity is offered for $2.2 million
It’s interesting to note that this building was donated to Gannon for their use, but they are choosing to sell it. This might give some insight into why they are dismissive of the original purpose of the donation of Blasco Library by Dr. Blasco.
Also of note is the demolition of Wehle Hall on Gannon’s campus: Demolition underway at Gannon’s Wehrle Hall It would be interesting to know how many microplastics are being released into the environment with this demolition, but I digress.
One potential bright spot–if the CBI building is sold to a for-profit business that isn’t tax-exempt, it will go back on the tax rolls, unlike Gannon’s other properties: 2024 Erie PA City Council Budget Workbook with Tax-Exempt Properties
“The world belongs to those who read.”
~Rick Holland
Keep Our Library Public! 
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