Mayor Nutter's budget plan proposes closing 11 public libraries in Philadelphia due to lack of funding and poor utilization. This will limit access to educational and literary resources for many residents. While some argue the internet and other libraries can replace them, others point out that not everyone has access to these alternatives. The document proposes finding alternative funding sources, such as grants, to keep the libraries open and ensure educational access for all residents.

1. Resent decision
to close the
libraries
By:
Kyle & Patrick

2. What’s going on?
11 of the libraries in
The Problem
Philadelphia are being
closed down according to
Nutter’s new budget
plan.
Libraries are being closed

4. The lack of funding to
the city has caused the
The Reason
mayor to cut certain
things, one of witch is
the libraries. His main
reason was the
economical crash that
had happened and the
buildings poor
utilization.
Lack of funding
Economy crashing
Poor utilization

5. 11
!!

6. So heres the question why
should people care about the
closure?
Why is this a problem
2 great reason to care can be
found simply in what the
people lose access to.
first is the lose of accesses to
research an other education
materials such text books and
reference books that people
won’t have access to other
wise
The second is the lose of
access to literary and arts
materials (books, cd’s, etc.)
that could help to educate,
inspire or entertain both
young and old in way that
would be other wise possible.
Lose of educational resources
Lose of literature and fine arts

7. For all the civilizations
of the past who came to
form what we are today,
In The Past
had literature that was
organized in a building,
called a library. These
buildings were important
to the Greeks, and the
Romans alike.
The egyptians used these
places for the references
they needed for war and
teaching.
The religious text of most
civilizations were found
either at temple or place
of worship, or the library.
Libraries were important for civilization
Religious text
Education

8. The Library of
Alexandria

9. with the rise of the internet more and
more books can be found online and
many more tipes of research and
so what if they close?
media
but there are some things not found
on the web but only in the books them
selves in the pages.
likewise not every one has aces to the
internet out side of the libraries
where there are already computers in
place
Rise of the internet

10. Friends of the Free
Library

11. The books will still be
yea the books will still be available at
other liaries that have not clesed
down around the city and will will
still have many libarys open
there
but what of the people who can not
get to the libaries that are further
away then the one the was right
down there street? with less libarys
there are less people who can actualy
get to the lybarys because of
incressed distence from where they
live and work to where there actualy
is a lybary.
the books at the libraries will just go to
different branches.

13. Mayor Nutter’s
He had all of the Free Library
branches building inspected,
check the way they were
being utilized and seen how
Solution
much funding was going
toward them. He found that
11 of these branches did not
meet the standards that
were set by him and could be
cut and shut down to save
money for the city.
Have the libraries checked
Close ones that failed the check
Save money

15. Nutter’s plan for the city in
Nutter’s Flaw
general, mentioned that he
would cut down on the rate
of failures and drop outs
with in the city.
Well if the libraries were to
be closed it would counter
mayor Nutter’s plan to
lower dropout rates, seeing
how important a library is
to civilizations education.
His plan counters other things within itself

16. The future
with his plan

17. with many grants out there for
libraries find some fund to keep the
Our solution
libraries open should not be hard, and
by having additional fundraisers to
support the libraries to keep them open
should be made a lot easier
find a way to keep the libraries open

18. The Future
with our
plan!

19. in conclusion it is olviuse
that we feal that the
libaries should be kept
open. But to do so we
need your help and
support. Help us make the
dreams of education in
this city come true!
In conclusion...

20. Credits
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