Letter to the Editor: Solutions to Library Cuts
County resident Jane Pyrak explores book donation programs for libraries, and suggests it might be a way to help libraries countywide, including in Oakton.
Annandale resident Jane Pyrak wrote this letter in response to the Feb. 28 article "Fairfax County Libraries Prepared for Cuts if Necessary." It was submitted on March 1, 2013. It remains unedited. As I began reading your article titled “Fairfax County Libraries Prepared for Cuts if Necessary” posted Feb 28, 2013, I decided to share with your readers one way communities can pull together to help those in need during these tight fiscal times. Just this morning, I was able to share in the presentation of 1,000 books that were collected for the Pimmit Hills Adult High School Center in Falls Church. The Fairfax County Republican Committee organized the book drive after the new executive director of the Committee, Daniel Tillson, visited the …
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David Erikson
12:35 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Fairfax Counts needs to realize that we as a county can no longer afford "luxury" affordable housing. We are losing tax base and gaining costs. Since 2009, the number of English for Speaker of Other Languages (ESOL) students has grown 42.3 percent; the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals has increased by nearly 36 percent. Meanwhile we are providing for people who are … more ›