Friends of the Free Library
@FreeLibFriends
Friends of the Free Library of Philadelphia is a community organization that supports & advocates for Philly's 54 library branches. #FundOurLibrariesPHL
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This 29% increase is the largest single-year increase the Free Library has seen in recent memory. Through the public pressure we built over the last 5 years, we pushed @PhillyMayor, @Darrell_Clarke & @phlcoucil to make libraries & public spaces a priority. #fundourlibrariesPHL
In the next several months, the Free Library will be hiring workers to fill approximately 292 long-empty positions necessary to provide consistent 5 day service and longer open-hours. #FundourLibrariesPHL
HUGE WIN! We won an unprecedented @FreeLibrary $13 million one-year budget increase. Congratulations to the community members and Library workers who organized tirelessly through this budget season. #fundourlibrariesPHL
I blogged about my audiobook experience with My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes. I might also have told the @FreeLibrary board of directors that I stand with the the staff and @FreeLibFriends: ADD MORE HOURS! OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS! jeanspraker.com/2022/06/26/aud…
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Audiobook review: My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes
What and who would a library of you and yours hold? Add more hours. Give the kids a refuge. Help them find a library to fit into.
Check out this video from our rally! The city budget is still being negotiated. We call on @Darrell_Clarke and all city council to fully fund the library and parks & rec! Thanks to @HelenGymAtLarge for standing with us! #FundOurLibrariesPHL #RecItPhilly youtube.com/watch?v=wOl-ED…
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Rally for Public Spaces
Our virtual Summer of Wonder has begun and our in-person program starts next week! Are you ready for tons of summer learning and reading fun?!? libwww.freelibrary.org/blog/post/4896
That picture on the left is from my former rec center McVeigh! Demand an 8 million budget increase from City Council! We deserve a fully funded Parks and Rec department as well as Libraries!
Who on City Council supports more funding for @PhilaParkandRec? #RecItPhilly demands an $8 million increase over the mayor's proposed budget. 🧵
Our city needs fully staffed libraries, open days and evenings, SEVEN days a week.
We call on all city council, including council pres @Darrell_Clarke, to increase funding for libraries and parks & rec, to give people of all ages safe & engaging places to learn, play, & spend time. Public spaces are essential to ending gun violence! #FundOurLibrariesPHL
We are proud to partner with city workers, community members, union leaders, the @PHParksAlliance, @HelenGymAtLarge, & everyone who came out to fight for fully funded & staffed libraries, parks, rec centers, and all our vital public spaces! #FundOurLibrariesPHL #RecItPhilly
Check out this video coverage of our rally for public spaces yesterday! #FundOurLibrariesPHL #RecItPhilly fox29.com/video/1077163
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Philadelphia city council members, activists call on the mayor to properly fund Parks and Rec,...
In an effort to provide safe spaces for kids, activists call on the mayor to increase the Parks and Rec and library budgets.
It’s simple- we need more staff at the library branches, as well as the Building department- across the board! Kids - everyone, really- need our libraries and rec centers to be open fully and consistently! Hopefully @PHParksAlliance @FreeLibFriends @HelenGymAtLarge are heard
Erme Maula with @FreeLibFriends says: with more funding we can address our inequities, provide jobs, allow our young people to thrive. @Darrell_Clarke, we need you to support these resources NOW!!!!
Yvette Robinson with @FreeLibFriends says: we need $30 million MORE so our libraries can be open 6 days a week, full staff including digital specialists, safe and working buildings and COVID protections. Let’s get it done!
"Philadelphia needs a strong library system to provide a safe haven, a valuable neighborhood resource in the fight against gun violence." — Yvette Robinson, Friends of Free Library Interim Co-Chair
We’re live with @FreeLibFriends and @PHParksAlliance to demands our public spaces are fully funded this budget season!
Libraries, parks and rec centers joining forces at the Rally for Public Spaces!
"With more money, we can address the inequities between neighborhoods and ensure that every neighborhood in Philadelphia from the far Southwest to the Far Northeast has the programs and resources to thrive." — Erme Maula, Friends of the Free Library Advocacy Committee Lead
“It was tough to organize and it got tougher once we filed our petition…I want every work in the service industry in this city to have fair wages and benefits they deserve.” - 9th & South worker Lua Riley
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