2012-06-06 / Features

Rally Held To Preserve Library Funding


Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer and Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended a rally on May 30 outside Queens Library’s Broadway branch, 40-20 Broadway, Long Island City, to advocate for funding to save library hours and jobs. During the rally, parents marched with their children in protest of a city proposal to cut Queens Library’s budget by 31 percent. “This is where I got my first library card,” Van Bramer said. Also present was Queens Library Guild President John Hyslop. One young lady, seen here, presented Van Bramer with a balloon which read ‘Save Our Library’. The councilmember urged those concerned about the current state of library funding to call 311. –Jason D. Antos Photo Jason D. Antos Councilmembers Jimmy Van Bramer and Peter F. Vallone Jr. attended a rally on May 30 outside Queens Library’s Broadway branch, 40-20 Broadway, Long Island City, to advocate for funding to save library hours and jobs. During the rally, parents marched with their children in protest of a city proposal to cut Queens Library’s budget by 31 percent. “This is where I got my first library card,” Van Bramer said. Also present was Queens Library Guild President John Hyslop. One young lady, seen here, presented Van Bramer with a balloon which read ‘Save Our Library’. The councilmember urged those concerned about the current state of library funding to call 311. –Jason D. Antos Photo Jason D. Antos

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