Library privitazation meeting gets big turnout
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Community activists are pushing back against a recent proposal by County Supervisors to privatize county libraries.The turnout for last night's demonstration at Beale Memorial Library was so large, the meeting had to be moved to a bigger room.Advocates for Library Enhancement talked about the importance of libraries to our communities.They also discussed funding alternatives that would allow the library to remain public including a sales tax increase.They would need 40,000
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