I understand that Wauwautosa in bowing out of the Milwaukee COUNTY library system so my brother living in Wauwautosa will no longer be able to use the Main library for Genealogical research Will the Milwaukee County library system allow NON residents to continue research OR even sell for a relatively (HA HA) small fee the right for Wauwautosa residents continue to use it??? I hope all Wauwautosa residents are up in arms at the tightfisted TOSA council for bowing out of the system THANKS for your time Dave Boeshaar Simi Valley California

I was shocked at the news of this too-until I read what's happening. Milwaukee County will no longer reimburse Wauwatosa for lending to non-local borrowers, and will charge Wauwatosa for locals using County libraries. This is from Express News/Wauwatosa, Monday, August 6th: ***** Library Board President Randal J. Brotherhood has contended that the agreement would cost Wauwatosa taxpayers more than $300,000 over the next four years in providing full library services to non-residents. County officials have disputed that figure, but concede that approximately $146,000 would be lost locally... Also, Milwaukee County residents will be able to obtain materials at all libraries through the Interlibrary Loan System. Residents are required to fill out a form and await the arrival of the them - usually at least a week - at their local library. ******** Hope this helps, Catherine Rose Schmid -----Original Message----- From: Dfboeshaar@aol.com [mailto:Dfboeshaar@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 4:56 PM To: WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WiMilwau] Re: WIMILWAU-D Digest V01 #105 I understand that Wauwautosa in bowing out of the Milwaukee COUNTY library system so my brother living in Wauwautosa will no longer be able to use the Main library for Genealogical research Will the Milwaukee County library system allow NON residents to continue research OR even sell for a relatively (HA HA) small fee the right for Wauwautosa residents continue to use it??? I hope all Wauwautosa residents are up in arms at the tightfisted TOSA council for bowing out of the system THANKS for your time Dave Boeshaar Simi Valley California ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB