http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2007/06/18/107/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=107 Mindfulness in the face of challenge. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2007/06/18/107/#comment-149 kate quick Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:20:16 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=107#comment-149 What is really astounding is that the Friends of the Alameda Free Library, which has raised and given thousands of dollars to the Ciity every year for decades, to enhance Library services, was forced into a contract with the City some years ago because it received library discards and sorted books in the wet and dingy basement of the old Children's Library and therefore was "recieving something of value" from the City. The Friends never asked the City for money - they are in the business of working to raise money and GIVE it to the City, but were the subject of complaint for advocacy of the new library, which some opposed. The City needs to be sure that there is equitable treatment of groups providing voluntary services to it. What is really astounding is that the Friends of the Alameda Free Library, which has raised and given thousands of dollars to the Ciity every year for decades, to enhance Library services, was forced into a contract with the City some years ago because it received library discards and sorted books in the wet and dingy basement of the old Children’s Library and therefore was “recieving something of value” from the City. The Friends never asked the City for money – they are in the business of working to raise money and GIVE it to the City, but were the subject of complaint for advocacy of the new library, which some opposed. The City needs to be sure that there is equitable treatment of groups providing voluntary services to it.

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