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Featured Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jun 8, 2012

Solar Power for Minnesota

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/solar-power-minnesota/

This report, done for the Solar Works for Minnesota campaign, explores the value of solar power on schools, libraries, and other public buildings in Minnesota.  It was co-authored by John Farrell of ILSR and Christina Mills of IEER. Download the Report Highlights Minnesotans spend more than $20 billion dollars every year on these energy imports…. Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 13, 2012

Book Burning Hoax Results in Huge Support for Michigan Public Library

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/book-burning-hoax-results-huge-support-michigan-public-library/

Sometimes it takes a truly imaginative hoax to jolt us into realizing how much we value the public. That’s what happened in Troy, Michigan last summer. Nationwide, over 90 percent of public library money comes from local property tax dollars.  Thus every time a public library needs money it has to go to the voters. … Continue reading

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Featured Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | 5 Comments | Updated on Apr 29, 2011

All Hail the PUBLIC Library

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/all-hail-the-public-library/

“The word “public” has been removed from the name of the Fort Worth Library. Why? Simply put, to keep up with the times.“From the Media release on the rebranding of the Fort Worth Library Fort Worth, you leave me speechless.  You’re certainly correct about one thing.  The public library is indeed an institution that has… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 31, 2008

NY Public Library ‘Trades Naming Rights’ to Greedy Hedge Fund Billionaire for Big Bucks

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/ny-public-library-trades-naming-rights-greedy-hedge-fund-billionaire-big-bucks/

Recently, the New York Public Library announced it would rename its main library the Stephen A. Schwarzman Library in return for his contribution of $100 million to its $1 billion capital fund drive. As a born and bred New Yorker, I recoiled at the news and the message it sends to future generations of New Yorkers.

The 42nd Street library is by all accounts the jewel in the crown of the New York Public Library system. In both form and function, it honors the word"public." Henry Hope Reed has accurately described the library as "a people’s palace of triumphant glory." Continue reading

Resource filed under The Public Good | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jan 5, 2001

New Rules Journal – Winter 2001

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/new-rules-journal-winter-2001/

Feature Stories:
The Canadian Cure — Bonding With the Next Generation — Libraries, Liberty and the Pursuit of Public Information — State Inspections Revive Local Markets Continue reading