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 textsa fascinating experience, just like the city itself.
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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