News Log

Below is list of new articles relating to Friends of the Free Library and it's work on behalf of all branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Press release (10/6/2010): Monster Liars Invade Center City
Press release (6/11/2010): PCCY and Friends Call for Meeting to Discuss Budget Cuts
Inquirer (5/25/2010): A chance to shape libraries
Inquirer (5/21/2010): Soda tax off table; Nutter vows cuts
Philadelphia Daily News (3/15/2010): Hiring of 10 library guards to ease closings hit a glitch
Northeast Times (2/11/2010): Making their case at Bushrod Library
Philadelphia Daily News (12/14/2009): Libraries Hit by Random Closings
South Philly Review (10/15/2009): Paired down
Inquirer (10/1/2009): Libraries tag-team to stay open 6 days a week
The Inquirer (7/13/2009): Libraries are a path to future
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10/13/2009): Bad year for Pittsburgh's libraries with cuts and closings
philly.com (9/17/2009): Plan C averted, city gets its budget
The Inquirer (8/12/2009): Protesters decry possible Pa. budget cuts
The Inquirer (7/30/2009): Nutter: No budget? Expect 3,000 job cuts
The Inquirer/Daily News (7/30/2009): Nutter seeks support for budget rally; Nutter to unveil 'doomsday budget'
The Inquirer/Daily News (7/29/2009): Nutter invites former foes to City Hall budget rally; City Plans to Spill Doomsday Budget Details Tomorrow
The Inquirer (7/13/2009): Libraries are a path to future
South Philly Review (7/9/2009): Chipping In
Senator Mike Stack (6/26/2009): Stack Applauds 'Historic' Designation of Holmesburg Library
Northeast Times (6/10/2009): Historical Answers in Holmesburg
Daily News (5/6/2009): Come July, branch libraries open just 5 days a week
Older articles
KYW Newsradio (4/24/2009): Phila. Free Library Hearing is Postponed Until Next Month
The Bulletin (4/14/2009): Sayen Estate Offers Grant To Library Organization
Daily News (4/13/2009): Free Library Kicks Off Book Drive
New York Times (4/2/2009): Downturn Puts New Stresses on Libraries
Inquirer (3/17/2009): Editorial: Library Funding
New York Times (3/12/2009): Times Are Tough, Libraries Are Thriving
Penn: Results from The City Budget: Tight Times, Tough Choices workshops
WHYY (2/24/2009): Did the Mayor Hear Us?
WHYY (2/24/2009): Wailing Wall Messages from Budget Workshop #4
Inquirer (2/20/2009): Guards now required in city libraries
Library Journal (2/20/2009): Does Requiring Guards at Philadelphia PLs Mean More Closures?
The Bulletin (2/13/2009): Specific Budget Cuts Laid Out
Inquirer (2/13/2009): Nutter prepares city for a tough budget
Inquirer (2/12/2009): Nutter to assert prerogative on libraries
WHYY (2/10/2009): Mayor Nutter's FY 2010-14 Budget Briefing for City Council
South Philly Review (2/5/2009): Reprieve for students
Preservation Alliance (Winter 2009): Sixth Annual Endangered Properties List: Carnegie Libraries
Daily Gorilla (2/4/2009): Are libraries obsolete?
Inquirer - Opinion (2/2/2009): Budget forums: Show up & decide how we should replace the sheep?
USA Today (2/1/2009): U.S. libraries on borrowed time?
Inquirer (1/30/2009): Library Plan is Hard to Read
Inquirer (1/29/2009): Nutter decides no libraries will close before July
Daily News (1/29/2009): Keep checking out those books: City says 11 library branches will stay open through June
WHYY (1/29/2009): Library Update: Branches Open For Now, Future Unknown
Philly Clout (1/28/2009): Libraries Staying Open Through June
CityPaper (1/24/2009): Walkable Libraries: Biggest Losers
Wall Street Journal (1/15/2009): Folks Are Flocking to the Library
Inquirer (1/15/2009): Nutter to Say More Must Be Cut
Daily News (1/14/2009): Brace for Bad Budget News
Inquirer (1/14/2009): Demonstrators Protest Library Closings
Daily News (12/30/2008): Judge halts library closures
Free Speech Radio
Library Journal: San Diego Nixes Library Closure Plan
Alternatives to Closing
Editorial: Libraries and Schools
Library Journal article: Branches as De Facto School Libraries
Rallies on the news!
Daily News (12/17/2008): When A Beloved City Abandons You