This was originally a comment on the thread about the Daily News articles criticizing the way the city has approached the stimulus proposals in the ARRA.

I wanted to repost this as a standalone because I believe this was one instance of Philadelphia getting it right.

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This year I had the honor of working with Media Mobilizing Project (www.mediamobilizing.org) in their successful efforts at organizing the Digital Justice Coalition, a citywide coalition of Philadelphians ranging from PhillyFIGHT to SEIU to the Taxi Workers Union to the Public School Notebook, to come together to address the city’s digital divide (one of the worst in the nation.)

This Saturday is Valentines Day, and what Philadelphia institution is more deserving of a little love than our beleagured branch libraries?

Celebrate Philadelphia's great public libraries at the following branches this Saturday, february 14, 2009. See below for an earlier event at the Ogontz Branch

Haddington - 446 N. 65th Street
1-3pm : Arts & Crafts for the Whole Family

Fishtown - 1217 E. Montgomery Avenue
3-4:30pm : Library Celebration & Arts Workshop

Kingsessing - 1201 S. 51st Street
1-3pm : Friends of the Library Celebration

Wadsworth - 1500 Wadsworth Avenue
2-4pm : Arts & Crafts for the Whole Family

Durham - 3320 Haverford Avenue
12-3pm : We Love Our Library Fun Day!

Queen Memorial - 1201 S. 23rd Street
1pm : Valentine's Day Poetry Party

PLEASE NOTE THIS EARLY EVENT!
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13th* - 6017 Ogontz Avenue
Ogontz - 3-4:30pm - Valentine's Party