Concerned that time is running out on efforts to oppose the closing of the branch libraries, I put together a new website, saveourlibraries.net, over the weekend.
It's not complete yet, but hopefully by the end of this week, it will be.
A big feature in my mind is that concerned citizens can e-mail their aldermen directly from the website, with a copy being made available for posting. This accomplishes a couple of objectives. First, it makes it pretty simple to e-mail your alderman and create a public record of it. In the past, some alderman pooh-poohed opposition to one idea or another by saying no one complained. Well, to hear some folks tell it, their letters must not have been delivered.
With saveourlibraries.net, we'll be able to say that Alderman So-and-so received 1,013 e-mails opposing the closing of the branch libraries.
There is also a discussion forum on saveourlibraries.net where people can voice their views and talk about ways in which to bring the city government back to control of the people.
It's difficult in the middle of winter to get busy people to come out at night for meetings and rallies. Which is probably what City Manager Julia Roberts was counting on in her virtually last minute stealth proposal to shut down the branch libraries.
I'll be linking this blog through saveourlibraries.net by the end of the week.
Monday, February 4, 2008
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