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”
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A Place of Privilege
The recent heat wave where the weather was close to 100 degrees and several social media posts gave me a lot to think about last week. A lot of us are lucky and have air conditioning at work and at home.. In fact, I sometimes complain about it being too cold at work. Not everyoneContinue reading “A Place of Privilege”
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!”
Whelp, It’s Certainly an Election Year!
June 7th kicked off the Summer Reading Program at Blasco. If you haven’t signed up yet, you should! Information is here: Color Our World. The county executive–in one of his very rare library visits–made sure to turn it into a photo-op for his re-election campaign and made sure his picture was posted to at leastContinue reading “Whelp, It’s Certainly an Election Year!”
The Scholastic Book Fair for Grown-ups!
The Great American Book Sale is set for June 15-20 at the Flo Fabrizio Ice Center, 423 W. 38th St. Sale hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. June 15-19 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 20. June is Great American Book Sale month in Erie. Everything to know about the 6-day event. “Reality doesn’t always give usContinue reading “The Scholastic Book Fair for Grown-ups!”
Out of his Depth
The two most recent additions to the county executive’s list of “greatest hits”: ‘Not properly appointed’: State court faults county policy, voids tax sale of Erie house Erie County Council moves to halt unapproved spending by Davis. Why they did so Do you really think someone so out of his depth in the day-to-day hereContinue reading “Out of his Depth”
Oops, He Did It Again, to Paraphrase Britney Spears
Hey, remember when the county executive accused ECGRA of mismanaging funds? The results of the PA Auditor General’s audit showed that not only was ECGRA in compliance with all commonwealth laws, but that the county executive had not paid ECGRA $538,000 the county owes the authority. From the many lawsuits, to the false accusations againstContinue reading “Oops, He Did It Again, to Paraphrase Britney Spears”
Day(s?) of Giving
April 24-25 is/are designated as Gannon’s Day of Giving. In recognition of their day(s) of giving, please show them they should give back our library by donating to our legal fund instead. Let’s make this a record 2-day period of supporting our library! “Libraries are essential in a process of giving citizens access to knowledge.”~LaurenContinue reading “Day(s?) of Giving”
Movie Night!–Reminder
Please share and invite your friends! “Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” ~Ray Bradbury
Lack of Financial Responsibility
One of the counts against the county executive in our lawsuit is breach of fiduciary duty–meaning he is showing a lack of financial responsibility to Erie County taxpayers. In addition to the Blasco Library lease, his budget disasters, and the other lawsuits against him, we can add another example to the list. Davis awards $2.3Continue reading “Lack of Financial Responsibility”
Keep Our Library Public! 