“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” ~Andrew Carnegie
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Remember, Remember the 4th of November
In the November 4th election, please remember that Charlie Bayle (District 6), Jim Winarski (District 4), Ellen Schauerman (District 7), and Brenton Davis (county executive) supported the Gannon lease. All but Schauerman are up for re-election. Please show up to the polls (or mail in your ballot), and use your vote to tell them whatContinue reading “Remember, Remember the 4th of November”
Last Call for Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends
Contact keepourlibrarypublic@gmail.com to support our latest fundraiser! Here’s a poster to help advertise as well. KOLP will have a table at the mall entrance from 8am-noon **PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME** the day of the event on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. There is also a code on the back of the pass to useContinue reading “Last Call for Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends”
A Slippery Slope
One of the members of county council that voted in favor of the Gannon lease said in a private meeting that it wasn’t fair to residents of the county that the main library was located in the city of Erie. This, despite the fact that a large number of county residents work in the cityContinue reading “A Slippery Slope”
The Math Ain’t Mathing
As discussed in a recent post, Gannon is selling one of their building on State St. for $2.2 million. So let’s do a comparison. The building is 63,000 square feet. This means that they are asking $34.92 per square foot for real estate on State Street, but they are paying (checks notes) $7 per squareContinue reading “The Math Ain’t Mathing”
“Anchor Tenants”
Included in the discovery in our lawsuit is a text message exchange between the president of Gannon and the county executive where the county executive refers to the library and the Maritime Museum as “anchor tenants”–like Boscov’s or Macy’s at the mall. In other words, the building that Dr. Blasco envisioned and built as hisContinue reading ““Anchor Tenants””
Shared Space
Gannon will be showing the documentary, “Ripples of Plastics,” over the weekend at the Hirt Auditorium inside Blasco Library. For our take on the documentary, check this earlier blog post: Coincidence?, Part 2 If you’re wondering why “Save Blasco” isn’t being shown at the Blasco, it’s because of the cost involved. Under the lease, Gannon,Continue reading “Shared Space”
Fun Facts
If you are a City of Erie resident, you might want to attend the city council meeting on July 2nd at 9am. The council is voting on a resolution to loan Gannon University $1 million dollars. Fun fact, this is close to the amount that Gannon would pay for a PILOT (Payment in Lieu ofContinue reading “Fun Facts”
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make out Bingo event such a success. What a crowd! If you worked at the entrance table, donated an auction basket or raffle item, sold advance tickets, or even attended, you were part of the team that helped to raise just over $6300 toward our legal fund! MostContinue reading “Thank you!”
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