Troy, Michigan, has historically been, uh, kinda wealthy.  Big houses, three-car garages … and lots of GM executives whose jobs are no longer.

My dad and stepmom, both retired public school employees, live there. And they love the Troy Public Library. They are power users of the library’s DVDs, books, and audio resources.   Frankly, Dad brags about the Troy library all the time. And he should — it’s a great place. A busy place.

For now.

Unless a new November millage passes, this once-bustling library will close next summer. Imagine the Dead Man Walking feeling of knowing that you are possibly in the last months of a great public institution.

Meanwhile, Troy’s public school librarians and their supporters mounted a mighty campaign to save the department from budget cuts. And lost.

It’s no longer enough to say, “It’s OK to close the school library. Folks can just go to the public library.”

Maybe not.

Meanwhile, Troy citizens, get moving. There’s work to be done to keep the library open.

Troy Public Library, MI, Scheduled To Close July 2011 - 5/18/2010 - Library Journal via kwout

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