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jakeXT

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Mon Jun 3, 2013, 02:58 PM Jun 2013

New Yorkers: help defend local libraries at June 8-9's Read In

Libraries in New York City are facing a potential $106 million cut to their budgets. Should these cuts go through, more than 60 neighborhood libraries will close. More than a thousand librarians and library staff will be laid off.

Once again, for a fourth year, New Yorkers will be standing up for libraries at the 24 Hour Read In, which takes place from June 8th & 9th at the gorgeous Brooklyn Public Library Central Library. Poud library supporters will read around the clock: a literal full day of reading in support of libraries throughout the five boroughs.

These book-nerd activists go through a New York City night in fifteen minute shifts. Usually, about a hundred people end up reading over the course of the rally. There is a constant flow of words, and as a speaker's time runs out, strange fragments may lead into the next text in incongruous ways. Disparate voices choose disparate texts—a fascinating experience, just like the city itself.
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http://boingboing.net/2013/06/03/24-hour-read-in-for-new-york-c.html

NYC Public Libraries Under Attack, Facing Privatization and Budget Cuts
http://truth-out.org/news/item/16689-new-york-city-public-libraries-attack-privatizing-prized-locations-and-cutting-budget-by-35-percent.htm

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