Portland Observer. April 20, 1983 Page 3
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Albina Branch Library staff faar thalr branch will
ba cloaad if County Commlaaion doaa not ada-
quataly fund tha Library Aaaociatlon. Barbar Qor
tar. librarian; Angala Un. paga; and Bobbi Jack
•on. dark.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
Libraries fight for County funding
by Lamia Duke
Grassrool News. N W — On
Tuesday afternoon, A pril 12. in a
County board room filled to capa
city, the Multnomah County Com
missioners heard public testimony
regarding the requested 26 percent
out o f the public library's budget.
The County Commissioners made it
clear from the beginning that no de
cision would be reached that after
noon on the library's budget. They
deferred their decision until the lat
ter part of April.
Well over 28 individuals and or
ganizations. as diverse as the Early
Childhood Educational programs to
representatives from area nursing
homes, testified on the community
impact libiauie» had on them in par
tic u la r, and on the surrounding
community in general. A lot o f the
testimony centered on the ability li
braries had in attracting high tech
nology to a given area and how in
tellectually isolated a community is
without a library.
Eleanor McKinnon, President of
the Library Board, pointed out that
the 26 percent cut in the library
would mean the closing o f nine
branches. Some library staff believe
Albina Branch would be the first to
go. The dismantling of home insti
tutional services, group rentals, the
film lib rary and the end o f the
B ookm obile would also occur.
“ The Branch libraries developed
long before central. It is basic to the
com m unity's developm ent. L i
braries provide a sound educational
system of services to everyone. The
proposed cuts would curtail the new
book buying budget. And once a li
brary gets behind in new book buy
ing, it never really catches up."
JoLinda Osborne, President of
the Friends o f the Library, turned
over to the County Commixsioneis
well over 16,000 signed petitions
protesting the proposed 26 percent
cutbacks in library services. "T h e
L ib rary must be maintained at its
current levels. Past cuts have
stripped the library of moderniza
tions and once a blow has been
dealt, it's hard to recover. I would
hate to see a substandard system be
come the norm for the Multnomah
C ounty L ib ra ry .” Ms. Osborne
stated the Library consistently finds
itself in a yearly scramble for funds
because there is no long-term base
for funding.
Commissioner Earl Blumenauer
brought up the plight of pitting the
funding for the public lib ra ry
against funding or the Sheriff's o f
fice. The Library personnel did not
respond. However, what did occur
was a battle o f wits between B lu
menauer and Commissioner C a ro
line Miller about Blumenauer's po
sition on a serial levy to create and
match funding for the library. Blu
menauer never directly answered
M iller, other than to say, " I will not
support a new tax this year. The Li-
b ia iy ought not to be the budget
balancer for the County."
Commissioner M iller let her true
feelings slip out about library fund
ing during the Project Health hear
ing when she staled, "Survival pro
grams come before A rt and L i
braries. Taking care of basic needs
is what matters.”
Registration is now open for the
summer camping season at the Port
land Area Council o f Camp Fire,
Inc. Camping sessions are available
to members and non-members from
June through August at Camp
Fire's two resident camps and five
day camps.
Sessions for the resident camp are
one week. T ran spo rtatio n to and
from the resident camps is provided
by bus from the Lloyd Center area.
Camp Namanu is a resident camp
located just outside Sandy, Oregon
in the fo othills o f the Cascade
Mountains. Programs at Namanu
include swimming, hiking, crafts,
boating and outdoor skills.
Camp Kwoneesum, the Council’s
other resident camp, is just north of
Washougal, Washington. Included
in the camp's 1,800 acres is a large
lake for canoeing, swimming and
sailing instruction.
Five day camps are located in the
Portland Metropolitan Area: Camp
Adahi in Forest Grove, Camp Lo-
wami in Beaverton, Camp Tolinda
in St. Johns, Camp Wekio in South
east Portland, and Camp Nadaka in
east Multnomah County. Day camp
sessions are eight days, four days
each week for two weeks, from 10
a.m . tt 3 p.m . The cost is SI2 for
Camp Fire members and S16 for
non-members.
Day camp registration is open to
any g irl entering the 2nd grade
through the 7th grade, fall of 1983;
and to any boy entering the 2nd
grade through the 6th grade, fall of
1983.
For more information or a camp
brochure, call the P ortland Area
Council o f Camp Fire at 224-7800.
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Black Woman's Natwork workshop Instructor
Lisa McConnall helps tha kids learn how to work
out thalr stress and stay haalthy. McConnall was
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tha guest lecturer for tha physical education and
nutrition workshop for kids 8 through 8 years last
Saturday at the P.C.C. Cascade Campus.
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(Photo: Richard Brown)
The workshop was held in tribute
to T rin a Deanne H unter. The 17-
year-old's body was found Decem
ber 29, 1982 in a marsh in Battle
ground, Washington.
Resolutions coming out o f the
session were; a call for more self-re
liance and independence for black
people; support for one another as
individuals and as a group; preser
vation o f A fro -A m e ric a n culture
and traditions; continued and reini
tiated support for black children; a
continued fight against racism;
more active participation in commu
nity activities, and a demanding of
respect, not assimilation or integra
tion from the majority community.
Juvenile court counselor Janice
B arrett told the group during the
noon luncheon that the community
may not have been able to save
T rin a , but there are others we can
save. In addition, she said, “ I f the
system does not care about our kids
simply because they are black, then
we must hold them accountable and
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was the first o f many to follow to
serve the com m unity. Michael
said the Black Women's Network
plans to conduct several research
studies, become more active in (he
political system, and help organize
an effective network system. She
claims the network system will be a
reinstating of the traditional extend
ed family concept. Persons interest
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