----- Original Message ----- From: "gloriawr" <oranwr@hal-pc.org> To: <Houston_Genealogical_Forum@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 10:55 AM Subject: HGF - HOUSTON LIBRARY BUDGET AS IT AFFECTS CLAYTON LIBRARY > From: Gloria Wright Russell, President, Houston Genealogical Forum > > HOUSTON LIBRARY BUDGET AS IT AFFECTS CLAYTON LIBRARY > > This will be a long message, but please read it carefully so that you > can plan your course of action as it concerns Clayton Library. > > This message will let you know what has transpired between Clayton > Library Friends (CLF), led by President David Singleton, myself and 7 > other genealogical leaders in the Houston community. After the rumor > was first aired that Clayton Library would be subject to possible > changes, David Singleton and Liz Hicks of CLF suggested that a > genealogical community meeting be held to discuss the matter on April > 30. I attended this meeting and found at that time that there were > little specifics but a lot of rumors. David Singleton proposed that > he would meet with Barbara A. B. Gubbin, Director, Library > Department, and discuss the concerns of the genealogical community. > He had that meeting and discussed it at the CLF meeting on Saturday, > May 11. > > David Singleton has contacts in City Hall and he has been working > them for a month. Others who attended this meeting have contacts with > staff of Council Members and have also been voicing to them the > concerns of the genealogical community. However, it does appear that > hours at Clayton Library are being looked at for change as printed in > yesterday's Houston Chronicle, Metropolitan Section, p. 33A-34A. > > Clayton Library Friends is having a Board Meeting this Tuesday and > I'll probably know more after that meeting and will pass that on. > Although I am not a member of the CLF Board, as with our meetings, > observers can attend. > > However until that meeting takes place, I am posting to the e-list a > list of names and address that all genealogists and concerned > citizens can use to contact officials directly to try to keep these > changes from happening. If as proposed in the Houston Library > Strategic Plan, that the Houston Public Library should be a "world > class library", then Clayton as part of the library system should be > the shinning star in the system to attract visitors from around the > world as well as within the city. The Link to the ninety (90) page > .pdf file of the Strategic Plan, which can be read on-line is below > if you want to look at it: > http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/rfp/smp/documents/mainreport615.pdf > > As discussed by others, keep in mind that the proposed cutting back > of Clayton's hours or replacing Clayton Staff is not part of the > strategic master plan. This is part of the year to year budgetary > concerns of the city. The Library Board submits its plan to City > Council for approval. It appears, the City of Houston has been > cutting the city's library budget, unlike Harris County who has been > increasing theirs. > > As I find out more, I'll post and let you know more. > > The list of people and offices we can contact are listed below for > your convenience. > Let's start being heard and make are voices count: > > 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Take the Yahoo! 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