[Frameworks] Rally for The Donnell Media Center Wednesday: Accurate Information

[elizabeth mcmahon]

Yeah, the Media Center staff also went from having a staff of over 20, comprising professionals, clerical, and pages, to 3 people. Budgets for lines for films, dvds, cds, books, periodicals, and electroncs, evaporated. It's a legacy project, not a living department. And btw, when it was at Donnell, it was considered a unit. It was one of many. Donneel Media Center, contrary to Ms. Ross-Snook's assertion, was one of the many beating hearts of the Donnell Library Center. No one who "got" what the library was about would ever deign to separate on from the whole. 
 
Like I said. It's gone from over 20 staff, to3.
 
Need I say more.
 
Elena has an agenda, and axe to grind.
 
Please support this cause, to save the NY Libraries system (there are three). They are all up for sale. 
 
 Happening now, and close to ending, but nevertheless important and enduringly substantive, Monday, April 15, Noon to 1:00
Rally for Mid-Manhattan and SIBIL Libraries, both slated to be sold off
Meet in front of 42st Central Reference Library at corner of 40th Street and 5th Avenue
For more info
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=138054
Wednesday, April 17, Noon to 1:00
Rally for Donnell Library, An Epic Tradegy
20 West 53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, (meet at 40 West 53rd St) 
Home of Winnie The Pooh, rare music CDs, and documentaries
Sold off to a developer in 2008 and still no promised replacement
Come say We Remember and Never Again!
For more info
http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=138060
 

Elizabeth


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> From: Elena Rossi-Snook <elenarossisnook at nypl.org>
>To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com 
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>While I encourage public support of our library systems, I'd like to make it explicitly clear that the collections of the Donnell Media Center (please note here the difference between Donnell Library Center and Donnell Media Center which was a department of that branch) are not in jeopardy.  The "reserve" videos and DVDs which while at Donnell had to be requested in advance from Media Center staff as well as the entire collection of 16mm films can be accessed from the Reserve Film and Video Collection at the Library for the Performing Arts.  This department is staffed by media specialists from Donnell and we still supply reference services, a private screening room, video and DVD playback and allow the majority of these materials to be borrowed for home use with a library card.  If there are any questions regarding access to these materials, their transfer from Donnell or their future within The New York Public Library, please e-mail me at
 elenarossisnook at nypl.org 
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>Elena Rossi-Snook
>Archivist
>Reserve Film and Video Collection
>The New York Public Library 
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