Hello all. I hope you are having a better day than it appears the state of Michigan is having. I am deeply disturbed and vehemently against Governor Jennifer Granholm's recent executive order to abolish of the Department of Histories, Arts and Libraries. I will never accept an excuse for this. I believe she is, whether she wants to or not, single-handedly with the stroke of a pen helping to destroy the history AND FUTURE of Michigan. The following statement from the American Library Association's President, Camila Alire, sums it up nicely: "During tough economic times, difficult choices must be made. But libraries are a part of the solution when a community is struggling economically and are a necessity in efforts to get America back on their feet." One cannot Goggle one-of-a-kind primary sources/documents that the state of Michigan's Departments of History, Arts, and Libraries preserves, organizes and makes accessible to its public and researchers.
I have to draw the line and it is here. I have written Governor Granholm to let her and her administration know how I feel. I encourage you to do the same. Please spend less than 10 minutes to save Michigan's history. You never know, we may need it some day.
Contact Governor Granholm:
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-21995-65331--,00.html
If you are interested, review the Executive Order:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/EO36_285881_7.pdf
American Library Association's President, Camila Alire's statement:
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/august2009/michigan_ala.cfm
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