He Said Libraries

President-elect Barack Obama durind today's address to the National Governors Association, the effect that library closings have on communities.

"Forty-one states are likely to face budget shortfalls this year or next, forcing you to choose between reining in spending and raising taxes,Jobs are being cut. Programs for the needy are at risk. Libraries, parks, and historic sites are being closed,” he observed. “Right here in Philadelphia, over two hundred workers are being laid off, and hundreds more unfilled positions are being eliminated.”
President-elect Barack Obama at the National Governors Association meeting December 2 in Philadelphia.

Let's keep our fingers crossed.
currently reading: The American Revolution by Gordon Reed