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”
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Statement on KOLP Lawsuit
Congratulations to “Save Blasco” (again)!
“Save Blasco!” won the Documentary Feature for the Erie International Film Festival and was runner up for Audience Award! The list of awards for the documentary keeps growing! You can find out more at “Save Blasco!” Just a reminder that no donations were used for the documentary–all donations go to our legal fund to fightContinue reading “Congratulations to “Save Blasco” (again)!”
Voting (for “Save Blasco!”) Matters!
“Save Blasco!” has been nominated for the Erie International Film Festival! The list of awards for the documentary has been growing. You can find out more at “Save Blasco!” Just a reminder that no donations were used for the documentary–all donations go to our legal fund to fight the Gannon lease. It was produced byContinue reading “Voting (for “Save Blasco!”) Matters!”
When Someone Shows You Who They Are…
This post was scheduled to send at 7am on Tuesday, November 4th when the polls opened. Have you voted yet? If not, you have until 8pm tonight. As long as you are in line to vote by 8 p.m., you are entitled to cast a ballot. Remember when the county executive posted this after heContinue reading “When Someone Shows You Who They Are…”
Something is Missing Here…
A few points of clarification on this recent ad on the county executive’s re-election Facebook page–you know, the one where people are allowed to comment (unlike the official county Facebook page). Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, it seems that there is something missing in this ad. Funny how he isn’t takingContinue reading “Something is Missing Here…”
Take Nothing for Granted
“I understand that the legacy I leave behind is going to be a great success or a drastic dumpster fire. There is nothing in between.” ~Brenton Davis We now know his “legacy” is the dumpster fire option, but don’t assume that other people turn out to the polls to turn Brenton Davis out of office.Continue reading “Take Nothing for Granted”
Attorneys are Expensive
At this week’s council meeting, council unanimously passed (7-0!) an ordinance directing the county executive to stop incurring or paying legal fees in excess of the budgeted appropriation. So far in 2025 the county executive has spend $11,412 over budget, due to the “high influx of lawsuits.” There have been 8 lawsuits filed against theContinue reading “Attorneys are Expensive”
63,000 vs 3200
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 forContinue reading “63,000 vs 3200”
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”
Keep Our Library Public! 