“Save Blasco!” will be showing on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 1 PM at the Park Church – Beecher Hall; 408 Gray St.; in Elmira, NY. Admission is free to ages 13+. This award-winning documentary is a labor of love by Cayce Mell and 2nd State Films and tells our story. No donations were usedContinue reading “What Are Your Plans This Weekend?”
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End of the Year Deduction Reminder
If you are looking for a end of the year deduction for your 2025 income taxes, please consider making a contribution at our EveryLibrary page. This is the only giving option that is tax-deductible. Although they take a percentage of contributions, they are working at fighting book bans, library closures and takeovers, and other challengesContinue reading “End of the Year Deduction Reminder”
End of the Year Deduction
If you are looking for a end of the year deduction for your 2025 income taxes, please consider making a contribution at our EveryLibrary page. This is the only giving option that is tax-deductible. Although they take a percentage of contributions, they are working at fighting book bans, library closures and takeovers, and other challengesContinue reading “End of the Year Deduction”
It’s All About the Location!
The Blasco Library is worth more than all these Gannon properties combined. (This according to County records.) No wonder Gannon is fighting so hard to keep their toe-hold (and then some) on what Brenton Davis so generously signed over to them. Did Davis at least get a partnership contract? Memorandum of understanding? No he didContinue reading “It’s All About the Location!”
Brentonomics
Recently, the county executive purchased a tractor and maintains that he “got a screaming deal,” which will benefit the taxpayers, and the tractor will pay for itself. West County farmland mowed with new $79,800 tractor. What’s behind the purchase? Let’s examine that. If you remember–and you can read the article in the link–the county executiveContinue reading “Brentonomics”
Deja Vu, Part 2
This week it was announce that the Pennsylvania Fishing and Boat Commission (PFBC) is opening a laboratory in Fairview, PA–right in Erie County–to study the water of Lake Erie. PFBC Celebrates Opening of New Lake Erie Research Unit Facility PFBC opens new research facility in Erie to help study lake Sounds a bit like ProjectContinue reading “Deja Vu, Part 2”
Disregard for Citizens of Erie County
Recently the county executive responded to a candidate questionnaire in the Erie Time-News. One of the claims he made was that no one died of COVID-19 during his term in office. Not only should he know the correct statistics, if were a regular library user, he’d know by looking at the memorial book or seeingContinue reading “Disregard for Citizens of Erie County”
For Once, We Agree with Gannon
Gannon’s attorney stated, “I don’t believe it’s fair to call a library anymore just a repository for books.” Judge denies Gannon, county motion to quash parts of ‘Keep Our Library Public’ lawsuit. We agree with that, to a certain extent. We’ve never called the library a repository for books–but a library has never been justContinue reading “For Once, We Agree with Gannon”
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
In the recent Erie County Executive debate between the two democratic candidates, WICU’s Lisa Adams, one of the moderators, framed a question with, “There was much controversy in Erie County over a plan to lease some library space to Gannon University. That plan is going forward.” Are you sure about that, Lisa? She completely disregardedContinue reading “It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over”
Mission Possible
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to keep those library visits and circulation numbers up. The Bayfront Parkway construction has already decreased traffic (remember to use Holland St.), and starting this week, the bayfront construction will decrease parking at the Blasco Library. Don’t give Gannon or the county executive a way toContinue reading “Mission Possible”
Keep Our Library Public! 