I found this worthy of reposting. Rick Cole, the Ventura City Manager who blogs regularly, writes about libraries. Since this topic is about libraries in Ventura County, it is also applicable for the Ojai Library.
How do we meet the need and demand for libraries in a time when resources have shrunk?…The County Library budget was balanced with a package of deep cuts, including shutting Wright. But the future remains murky. The City of Camarillo has served official notice that they will be withdrawing from the County system by the end of the year.
Read the entire post at the Ventura City Manager Blog.
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TANSTAAFL, meaning “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/magazine/27wwwl-guestsafire-t.html
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In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and his friends, sometimes called “the Junto”, operated the Library Company of Philadelphia partly as a means to settle arguments and partly as a means to advance themselves through sharing information. Franklin’s subscription library allowed members to buy “shares” and combined funds were used to buy more books; in return, members could borrow books and use the library. Today, the Library Company continues to exist as a nonprofit, independent research library.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_library
But, hey, c’mon over to Frazier Park (pop 2319–an unincorporated subdivision). We have a new $5M one we can share.
Grant Recipient: County of Kern
Project Type: New Construction of Library
Library Operating Jurisdiction: Kern County Library
SQ FT: 9,972
State Grant: $3,382,960
Architect Firm: Charles Walton Associates, AIA
Architect: Jim Nardini
Project Coordinator: Diane R. Duquette (661) 868-0789 duquette@kerncountylibrary.org
Library Director: Diane R. Duquette (510) 238-6608 duquette@kerncountylibrary.org
Total Cost: $5,204,554
http://www.library.ca.gov/lba2000/funded/frazier.html
Old one looked like this:
http://www.kerncountylibrary.org/HTML/about/branch/fra.html
I say again, “TANSTAAFL”!
2319 population?