----- Original Message ----- From: <treviawbeverly@aol.com> To: <Houston_Genealogical_Forum@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 5:03 AM Subject: HGF - PRIORITY - Clayton Library > I and several others have already addressed the subject ... the only answer I > got was from Anise Parker (where was my representative???). > > If you do not receive the Houston Chronicle through subscription, please go > out immediately and get a copy of this paper (or borrow one from > your neighbor). See the front page of the Metropolitan section. An > excellent article regarding Clayton Library .... NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT...... > from Trevia Wooster Beverly (Charter Member of Clayton Library Friends, > Member of Houston Genealogical Forum, Charter Member of Baytown Genealogy > Society, etc.) > > 1) Read the article first, then formulate your letter ...... with questions > that you can glean from the statements made in the article. In other words, > demand a dollar figure on how much money is saved by the cut in hours. Demand > publication of specific expenditures under certain programs such as the > library system (how much is used for "baby sitting services", the parks > department ($$ spent on sports activities), etc. > > 2) Send an e-mail to everyone on the following list ... > > 3) Then forward your e-mail to everyone you know who uses Clayton. Societies > out there in the county and elsewhere ... even though you do not pay city of > Houston taxes, if you use Clayton, now is the time to help out! Get your > members busy! Ask then to respond with e-mails to the following list. > > Don't be surprised if all of a sudden your e-mail does not get through ... > then begin a telephone bombardment .... in fact, send the e-mail and > telephone as well. A "double-whamny" is in order here. > > 4) ***** If you use Clayton Library and are not already a member of Clayton > Library Friends, then your $10 membership is desperately needed --- numbers > count!!!! Send your check today to Clayton Library Friends > P.O. Box 271078 > Houston TX 77277-1078 > (in addition to your use of Clayton Library, you will receive an excellent > Newsletter four time a year; worth the $10 just for that!) > > 5) Watch the newspapers in the coming weeks .... when you see money you feel > spent unwisely or unnecessary, use this list again - and again - and again to > cite the waste and demand that like amount be placed in the Clayton Library > budget. > > 6) Print this list out and make copies .... help get the word out! > > Barbara Gubbin, Executive Director, Houston Public Library System, 500 > McKinney, 4th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, telephone: 832/393-1325 or e-mail > barbara.gubbin@cityofhouston.net > > Editor, Houston Chronicle newspaper: Viewpoints, Houston Chronicle, P. O. Box > 4260, Houston, Texas 77210 or e-mail viewpoints@chron.com > > The mailing address for all the below listed City of Houston Elected > Officials: > P. O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251: > > Lee P. Brown, Mayor of the City of Houston, in Houston telephone 311 > or e-mail mayor@cityofhouston.net > > Annise Parker, City Council At Large Position 1 > e-mail atlarge1@cityofhouston.net > > Gordon Quan, City Council At Large Position 2, > e-mail atlarge2@cityofhouston.net > > Shelly Sekula Rodriguez, City Council At Large Position 3, e-mail > atlarge3@cityofhouston.net > > Michael Berry, City Council At Large Position 4, e- mail > atlarge4@cityofhouston.net > > Carroll G. Robinson, City Council At Large Position 5, e-mail > atlarge5@cityofhouston.net > > Bruce Tatro, City Council Dist. A, e-mail > bruce.tatro@cityofhouston.net > > Carol Mims Galloway, City Council Dist. B, e-mail > districtb@cityofhouston.net > > > Mark Goldberg, City Council Dist. C, e-mail > districtc@cityofhouston.net > > > Ada Edwards, City Council Dist. D, e-mail > districtd@cityofhouston.net > > > Addie Wiseman, City Council Dist. E, e-mail > districte@cityofhouston.net > > > Mark Ellis, City Council Dist. F, e-mail > districtf@cityofhouston.net > > Bert Keller, City Council Dist. G, e-mail > districtg@cityofhouston.net > > Gabriel Vasquez, Ph.D., City Council Dist. H, e-mail > districth@cityofhouston.net > > Carol Alvarado, City Council Dist. I, e-mail > districti@cityofhouston.net > > WEBSITES: > > City of Houston Elected Officials webpage at > http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/citygovt/council/ > > Clayton Genealogy Library http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/ > > Clayton Library Friends (a tax-exempt, IRS 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization > that supports the library) http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton/clf.html > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Take the Yahoo! 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