As we celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, it’s important for us to remember to be thankful for what we have. Erie County residents can be especially thankful for the Blasco Erie County Library. This is why we are fighting so hard to keep the entire library open to the public: Keep Our Library Public in Erie PA.Continue reading “Thanks for Giving, Dr. Blasco!”
Tag Archives: Brenton Davis
Public Left In the Dark: Where Has All that Money Gone, Besides to Gannon?
Although the “underfunded amount” is fluid, this amount was estimated on Nov. 21 going into the 2 P.M. Erie County Council Caucus prior to the final budget vote. The exact amount of funds is yet to be determined. Davis’ budget was presented on October 1 to county council and available on-line for the public. ItContinue reading “Public Left In the Dark: Where Has All that Money Gone, Besides to Gannon?”
Coming Attractions
2nd State Films is making a documentary on KOLP’s efforts to save the Blasco! You can watch the trailer here. “The best films of any kind, narrative or documentary, provoke questions.” ~Edward Norton
The Math Ain’t Mathing, Folks!
One of our contentions in our lawsuit against the county executive is that the lease with Gannon breached his fiduciary duty to the taxpayers of Erie County. In keeping with that pattern, his proposed 2025 is, well, I don’t think I can say it better than Erie County Council: Erie County Council: Davis’ budget hasContinue reading “The Math Ain’t Mathing, Folks!”
Priorities, Part 2
The past couple of weeks have been quite harrowing for the firefighters in our area due to drought conditions and high winds. These men and women are true hometown heroes and give so much of their time and energy to keep us safe. Please support our local volunteer fire companies! The county executive has issuedContinue reading “Priorities, Part 2”
Are You a Responsible Employer?
“Wait! What? Me? I’m not an employer!” you may be saying. But as a taxpayer and citizen you are. There has been a lot said lately that if you don’t like the job an elected official is doing, then vote them out. Voting is extremely important—and I hope you exercise your franchise on Tuesday–that’s notContinue reading “Are You a Responsible Employer?”
Priorities
One of the “highlights” of the county executive on his countywide budget tour is how the allocation of ARPA funds are helping the municipalities of Erie county fund infrastructure projects that they otherwise couldn’t fund. Although there are other allocations of ARPA money, let’s compare the municipal funds with what was given to Gannon UniversityContinue reading “Priorities”
S-BOOK-TACULAR Sale
Support the Friends of the Library! The S-BOOKTACULAR Sale is from Thursday, Oct. 17 through Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at Blasco Library. Also, at the Bayfront Bookshelf, all Stephen King and Anne Rice titles are on sale through October 28! Make sure you visit the library itself while you are there and keep those numbersContinue reading “S-BOOK-TACULAR Sale”
The Library as a Lighthouse
Have you visited the library lately? Have you borrowed any books or media? Declining numbers are a way to justify cuts to the library, so it is critical to keep those numbers up. If you need a reason to visit, Saturday is Lighthouse to the Bayfront Day right next door to the library, so pleaseContinue reading “The Library as a Lighthouse”
Word of Wisdom from Jimmy Kimmel
I shared this in one of our original KOLP newsletters, and recycling is a good thing, right? Things have been a little heavy lately, and sometimes you need a good laugh to keep you going, so please watch and enjoy: Let’s Not Throw Librarians in Jail! If you had a laugh and it made youContinue reading “Word of Wisdom from Jimmy Kimmel”
Keep Our Library Public! 