Hurray!
Moira
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Moira Steven, Library Director
Joanne Waxman Library @ Maine College of Art
522 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
207-775-5153 (general)/207-699-5090 (direct line)/207-775-5087 (fax)
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On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Heather Gendron <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> This is the message received by anyone who signed the e-petition to keep
> UCLA's Arts Library open. Hooray!
>
> You signed the petition, Save the UCLA Arts Library, on Aug 21, 2009.
> The petition received 3962 signatures. The petition author,
> Organization for the Preservation of the Arts Library, has now closed
> the petition and posted the results:
>
> Message from the petition author, Organization for the Preservation of
> the Arts Library:
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> Thank you for your interest in the "Save the UCLA Arts Library"
> petition. Thanks in part to the 3,962 people who voiced their opinions
> and signed, the UCLA Arts Library has a reprieve. It will not be
> closed during 2009-10. Gary Strong, UCLA University Librarian, is
> working with the Deans of the College of Arts and Letters' Division of
> Humanities, and those of the Schools of the Arts and Architecture and
> Theater, Television and Film to keep the Arts Library open in its
> current location and to explore, in Mr. Strong's words, "the
> appropriate future for the collections and the services it deserves."
> Alongside of this development, Mr. Strong is also in discussions with
> a donor who has offered support to help keep this institution open in
> the short term. These are encouraging developments; however, our
> ultimate goal is to support the long term survival of this critical
> cultural institution.
>
> Since 1952, the Arts Library has served faculty, students and the
> Southern California community as an essential cultural resource. In
> terms of research and scholarship it supports some of the nation's
> best programs in the arts, architecture, art history, film,
> television, theater and the humanities. With over 270,000 volumes and
> unique collections, the UCLA Arts Library is a singular institution in
> Los Angeles, a burgeoning center for the arts. It must be preserved.
>
>
> --
> Heather Gendron
> Art Librarian
> Sloane Art Library
> UNC Chapel Hill
> 102 Hanes Art Center
> CB#3405
> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3405
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