The city must think that we don't read books over here:Boro comes up short on library funds
The Queens Library last year received $5.09 for each library patron visit, about two-thirds of the amount received by the Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library, which serves Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, says the report, "Library Funding: Subsidies Rebound, Disparities Remain."
Per-user visit funding for the Brooklyn Public Library was $7.42, and for the NYPL it was $7.95.
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Not all Queens libraries are created equal! Didn't I read that the libraries in the borough would be open on Saturdays? I walked past my branch a couple of weeks ago. The Mitchell-Linden branch on Union Street in Flushing remains shuttered. I guess I should contact my city councilman's office. Darn! Johhny Loo is too concerned about the population south of Northern Boulevard to care about us. Why do I get the feeling that many citizens of Flushing are getting short-changed?
Which of the illiterates on the City Council allowed this to happen?
Let's name names!
To prove a point:
Mitchell-Linden
29-42 Union Street
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 539-2330
Hours
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
10-8 1-6 10-6 1-8 10-6 closed closed
Flushing
41-17 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 661-1200
This library is Mobility Accessible
Hours
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
10-8 1-8 10-8 10-6 10-6 10-5 closed
Flushing Library is open Saturdays 10-5. It will be open seven days a week beginning in September.
Hey, how about all those real estate types on the library board (they infest every cultural institution out here)
Why don't some of them take a page from Andrew Carnegie and donate money back to the community?
They suck enough blood out of it.
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