Articles tagged: library bond proposal
with poll: Library board prepares to consider next steps and future of downtown Ann Arbor library in 2013
Posted: Dec 30, 2012As leaders of the Ann Arbor District Library look ahead to the new year, they're still reflecting on the recent defeat of their proposal for a new downtown library. Several questions remain after voters shot ... Read more »
opinion: Thoughts on the failure of the Ann Arbor library bond
Posted: Nov 11, 2012Related article: Ann Arbor downtown library bond proposal defeated: What now? Voters sent a clear message to the leadership of the Ann Arbor District Library this week: This community is not willing to provide an ... Read more »
Voters speak volumes: Ann Arbor downtown library bond proposal defeated: What now?
Posted: Nov 07, 2012he postmortem of the Ann Arbor District Library's campaign for a new downtown library began early Tuesday night, as soon as election results showed the proposal failing in key precincts. Read more »
Ann Arbor company puts more than $21K behind ads attacking library bond proposal
Posted: Nov 04, 2012In the final days before Tuesday's election, there's been a late onslaught of ads attacking the Ann Arbor District Library's proposal for a new downtown library. In bold capital letters, the ads carry messages like ... Read more »
opinion: Economy cannot support the costs of approving library bond proposal
Posted: Nov 01, 2012I was on the Library Board from 2000 to 2008. The proposed replacement library is not worth the cost. Please join me in voting “no” on the library bond. Read more »
opinion: Young people deserve access to resources a new library could make available
Posted: Oct 31, 2012The Ann Arbor District Library on the corner of William and Fifth streets.Junot Diaz, the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and Macarthur Genius Grantee, says that when he was growing up, an immigrant kid from the ... Read more »
AADL's track record makes resident comfortable supporting $65M bond proposal
Posted: Oct 30, 2012One measure of the vitality of a community is the investment it makes in its civic and cultural assets. It’s one thing to raise money to bring world-class symphonies and theater companies to town; it’s ... Read more »
opinion: Presentation sways resident to support the library bond proposal
Posted: Oct 30, 2012I have just attended a meeting where a presentation of “Why We Need a New Library” was given regarding the $65 million library bond proposal. Prior to this presentation I had planned to vote 'No.' Read more »
10 questions and answers about the downtown Ann Arbor library bond proposal
Posted: Oct 29, 2012Ann Arbor District Library officials say they've been getting many questions about the upcoming library bond proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Hoping to provide more information before voters head to the polls next week, ... Read more »
opinion: Library board have exhibited sound strategy in approach to bond proposal
Posted: Oct 29, 2012The Ann Arbor community is privileged to have elected a library board that takes its responsibilities seriously. In responding to the wishes of library constituents, three accessible and functional branches were built without borrowing. Read more »
Zingerman's, nonprofit among donors giving thousands to campaign for new downtown Ann Arbor library
Posted: Oct 26, 2012Editor's note: This story has been updated with information from the Protect Our Libraries campaign finance report that was filed Friday afternoon. Nearly $71,000 in cash donations from individuals, businesses and a nonprofit group have ... Read more »
One for the books: Voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to build new downtown Ann Arbor library
Posted: Oct 25, 2012Ann Arbor District Library Director Josie Parker believes public libraries will be as critical to communities 20 years from now as they are today. As technology advances and the world becomes increasingly digital, Parker said, ... Read more »
opinion: Price of new library too high for people still struggling with budgets and employment
Posted: Oct 24, 2012Although the Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library as an organization financially supports the new library campaign, there are some among the Friends who share my view that, as proposed, this library project does ... Read more »
A2Y Chamber endorses downtown Ann Arbor library proposal but stays neutral on public art tax
Posted: Oct 23, 2012The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber has announced its positions on a handful of local ballot proposals, including an endorsement of the proposal for a new downtown Ann Arbor library. The chamber believes having a modern ... Read more »
opinion: Library bond both visionary and fiscally responsible
Posted: Oct 23, 2012As a grateful resident of Ann Arbor for 27 years, I’ve voted in favor of every millage and proposal that has come before the voters. Why? Because our support for improvements to such services as ... Read more »
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