3/30/2006

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS DUMP?



I've been there - you've been there .... think .... That's right! It's the crappy building that passes as the Hudson Public Library.

A rousing endorsement for Mayor Breault on OTBL said this: "Small town mayors have the power to derail all kinds of loony leftist schemes and creeping socialism like building a new Taj Mahal city library on the river."

So let's join the Borderliners in thanking Jack Breault for making our fine city the Wal-Mart of Western Wisconsin. What the heck, let's just throw a few magazines in the back of the turnip truck and call it a library.

Thanks Jack.

P.S. I'm not voting for you.











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4 comments:

JPN said...

As a multiple, card-carrying library user of the St. Croix Valley (Bayport, Stillwater, Hudson, Somerset and New Richmond), I would say the Hudson library is the least suited for the community. It's a weird buidling and isn't a comfortable place to browse the stacks and sit and read the letters to the editor.

I believe Roberts is in the process of building a new library. New Richomnd is talking about it. I believe the public library is one of the greatest inventions of mankind. A great book about the impact of a library on a person is "Black Boy" by Richard Wight.

Anonymous said...

The current library is a well suited building. It is located in a nice neighborhood, and within walking distance of many residents. Moving the library out near the government center would move it outside of convenient walking distance for the majority of users. It's just a dumb idea.

Anonymous said...

Anon: There is some truth in your statement about the location of the library, but there is a serious lack of reading and research space. When is the last time you used the library and did you drive or walk to it?

Anonymous said...

Anon makes a good point about the neighborhood feel and the walking distance for residents. But when improved facilities are needed, it is often difficult to leave them in the same location. For example, the old Hudson Post Office was very quaint, but they needed a new facility, and it went up on the hill. Hudson needs a new elementary school and people have expressed a desire for it to be a "neighborhood school." However, that is just no longer a real option with how spread out the town is. The new school will need to go out by Camp St. Croix. The fact that some residents in the old part of town, who live close by to the old libary, can still walk there during the warm part of the year, seems like a minor issue when looking at building a new facility that will cater to thousands of people in the area. Good point though.