Mayor to hold community meeting on library closings
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Kris Happe
Oct 21, 2009, 8:17:59 AM10/21/09
to Carrick, Pittsburgh, PA
Monday, October 19, 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
announced today that he will be holding a community meeting at 11 a.m.
Saturday in Lawrenceville to hear residents concerns about Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh’s board’s decision to close five libraries.
The meeting will be at St. Mary’s Lower Lyceum, 321 45th St. The Mayor
has invited the library board and Director Barbara Mistick to the
meeting. “I have spoken with residents from all impacted communities
and have answered as many questions as I can in regard to the board’s
decisions,” Mr. Ravenstahl said in a statement issued today.
“Residents deserve to have all of their questions answered concerning
these very unfortunate circumstances.”
The board has approved closing the Lawrenceville, Beechview, West End
and Hazelwood branches and merging Knoxville and Carrick branches.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09293/1006824-53.stm
announced today that he will be holding a community meeting at 11 a.m.
Saturday in Lawrenceville to hear residents concerns about Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh’s board’s decision to close five libraries.
The meeting will be at St. Mary’s Lower Lyceum, 321 45th St. The Mayor
has invited the library board and Director Barbara Mistick to the
meeting. “I have spoken with residents from all impacted communities
and have answered as many questions as I can in regard to the board’s
decisions,” Mr. Ravenstahl said in a statement issued today.
“Residents deserve to have all of their questions answered concerning
these very unfortunate circumstances.”
The board has approved closing the Lawrenceville, Beechview, West End
and Hazelwood branches and merging Knoxville and Carrick branches.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09293/1006824-53.stm
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