Here is the statement which my wonderful wife read at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. I am posting it here for convenience of sharing and to acknowledge that I was one of the 42 signatories.
Dear Board of Supervisors,
We, as Catholic parents concerned for the good of the entire Warren County community, urge you to release all the funding designated in this year’s budget for Samuels Public Library.
We believe that the closure of the library, even if only temporary, would deprive the citizens of Warren County of a resource that is essential for our flourishing as a community.
While we can understand many of the concerns voiced by some of our fellow Warren County Catholics regarding the curation of the library collection, we believe that the library is taking appropriate actions to address these concerns.
We wish to express our esteem and gratitude for all the librarians, staff, and volunteers of Samuels Public Library. We value their work to make this vital service available to all the people of Warren County.
We urge you all to allow the library to continue serving our community without interruption.
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