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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
 I generally agree with those in Lansing who think we pay too much in taxes. Unfortunately New York legislators rarely see a tax they can't fall in love with, and as a result our taxes are pretty high, both State and local. So adding another local taxing authority is not normally something I would vote for. And I admit I think twice and then think two more times before deciding how to vote on budgets and people who run for offices that can tax me. Despite this, I am going to vote for the Lansing Library next Tuesday.
First of all, I am a sucker for fiscal responsibility. In this age of loans and credit, show me someone who doesn't spend more than he has and you're looking at my kind of guy! The library volunteers could have chosen to take out loans, or to commit money in the hope of raising it later, but they didn't. They raised money by private donations, and then they did what they wanted to do, which included two capital improvement projects that are wholly paid for. The organization is six years old, and has been operating in the black for that amount of time. How many individuals do you know who can say that?
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May
11
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by M. Stephenson
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
 When I moved to Lansing in 1993, I was surprised to discover that Lansing was lacking library services. As I drove around Tompkins County, I noticed many of the smaller towns outside of Ithaca had library services. Also, I noticed that most of these smaller towns had a community feel to them, and that Lansing didn’t have much of a community focus. A local survey showed that other residents wanted a library in Lansing, and when I heard that a group of people were willing to work toward that goal , I decided to become involved. A little over a year of fundraising, and LCLC opened its doors to the community, and it hasn’t looked back. LCLC has over 13,000 items in its permanent collection, and on average, over 1,500 items are borrowed each month. The library provides Internet access to information that would otherwise be missing for many residents. |
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May
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by D. Harper
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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I will be voting YES to the proposal to make the Lansing Community Library Center a school district library. LCLC provides much more than access to books. Recent additions and renovations to LCLC have also allowed for an expansion of services and programs, making the library even more community-friendly. Because of improved accessibility, LCLC now has programs for all ages plus meeting rooms for regular and special events.
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May
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by C. Harper
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I am a Lansing Community Library Center supporter and former LCLC volunteer. I like the feeling of community that you find in small towns, and LCLC has helped create that for my family. When my family first moved to town, we were surprised that there was not a local library. Other things were convenient enough, but we had to drive into Ithaca to get books, CDs and videos. |
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by Donna Scott
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Friday, 04 May 2007 |
Soon Lansing voters will decide whether to put the Lansing Library on the tax rolls. As one of several volunteers who started the library six years ago, I want to address the misconception that we “promised we would always be all-volunteer”.
Certainly we started the library as an all-volunteer group; we steadily raised funds, gathered and organized books, and operated the library as volunteers. We also raised $385,000 to renovate the library because the need for services kept growing. However, we never promised “all-volunteer” indefinitely.
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