> From the link supplied by David Brauer: "A > fundraising consultant raised that possibility with > library trustees recently by posing an intriguing > question: 'If someone wanted to give you $15 > million, would you be willing to name the library > after a person?' The immediate, if informal, > reaction was a resounding yes." > > Hoo boy, this idea really makes my heart sink. How > about some more literary alternatives:
This actually bothers you? Perhaps I'm mistaken, but it seems like a lot of libraries owe their origination to philanthropist donations. I fondly remember going to the Ludlow library when I was a child. I don't actually know who Ludlow was, but when I was older, I also enjoyed going to the Ludlow bar so I owe the person two thank yous. A rose by another name would smell as sweet. A library with another $15 mil of non-taxpayer money in it will smell even sweeter, (almost) regardless of the name. - Jason Goray, Sheridan NE (there are always those truly offensive exceptions) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
