Letters and email · September 17, 2000
Bill Malone challenges the Beach Reporter library-independence column
Signed letter and fax cover dispute Garrison Frost's conclusions and tax figure, advocate awaiting a consultant study, and state Malone's interpretation of building and collection ownership. These are attributed claims.
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Transcribed from the scans and checked against them by Claude. Typed text comes first; handwritten notes follow it. [illegible] marks words that cannot be read and [?] an uncertain reading.
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September 17, 2000
Dear What Do You Think
The Beach Reporter
P.O. Box 1329
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Responding to the article by Garrison Frost entitled "So you want to pull out of the County library system", it seems to me that Frost concluded that it would be unwise for the City of Hermosa Beach to withdraw from the L.A. County Library System, and then worked back to set forth facts(?) to bolster that conclusion. To refute Frost's reasons for not withdrawing I cite the following; to wit: 1. Local control and administration of the Hermosa Beach Library would provide just as much library service as the County now provides and quite possibly more than the meager 35 hours per week; 2. An independent library can have just as much access to the millions of books referred to in the article, including those in the County System, through inter-library loans; 3. While it is true that the County, upon our withdrawal, can keep everything not bolted down, these items can easily be replaced and are subject to negotiation. The one thing the County cannot take with them is the library building itself (Under prior deed restrictions, upon withdrawal the City may re-purchase the building from the County for less that $10,000.) Acquiring a million dollar plus facility for less than $10,000 makes for good business practice; 4. A figure that Frost misstated, either by intent or by lack of research, is the amount the taxpayers of Hermosa Beach now contribute through their real property taxes for local library services. This figure is $422,000 and not $375,000, per year, and this figure increases year by year. All aspects of independence should be addressed by a library consultant, which is just what the Hermosa Beach City Council has initiated. Let's wait until we have all the facts before we jump to conclusions.
Bill Malone
260 31st Street
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310)316-4644
Handwritten notes
• (date) 9-17-00
• (to, name) WHAT DO YOU THINK - BEACH REPORTER
• (to, fax no.) (310) 379-8570
• (from, name) BILL MALONE
• (from, fax no.) (310) 374-4911
• (number of pages) 2
• (subject) RE: GARRISON FROST LIBRARY ARTICLE
• (middle of page) 278[?] / - 39 / 239[?]
• (first paragraph) hand-drawn parentheses around "it seems to me ... for not withdrawing", and a mark before "To refute"
• (first paragraph) "to wit" struck through
• (signature) Bill Malone
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I FAX COVER PAGE 1 DATE: 9-17-00 NAME: WHAT DO YOU THINK - BEACH REPORTER FAX NO.310) 379-8570 FROM : NAME : BILL MALONE FAX NO. : (310) 374-4911 Number of Pages (including cover page) Subject / Notes: Rfi. GARKSON FRUST LIBRARY ARTICLE - 39 259
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September 17, 2000 Dear What Do You Think The Beach Reporter P.O. Box 1329 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Responding to the article by Garrison Frost entitled "So you want to pull out of the County library system", it seems to me that Frost concluded that it would be unwise for the City of Hermosa Beach to withdraw from the L.A. County Library System, and then worked back to set forth facts?) to bolster that conclusion. To refute Frost's reasons for not withdrawing I cite the following; to wit: 1. Local control and administration of the Hermosa Beach Library would provide just as much library service as the County now provides and quite possibly more than the meager 35 hours per week; 2. An independent library can have just as much access to the millions of books referred to in the article, including those in the County System, through inter- library loans; 3. While it is true that the County, upon our withdrawal, can keep everything not bolted down, these items can easily be replaced and are subject to negotiation. The one thing the County cannot take with them is the library building itself (Under prior deed restrictions, upon withdrawal the City may re-purchase the building from the County for less that $10,000.) Acquiring a million dollar plus facility for less than $10,000 makes for good business practice; 4. A figure that Frost misstated, either by intent or by lack of research, is the amount the taxpayers of Hermosa Beach now contribute through their real property taxes for local library services. This figure is $422,000 and not $375,000, per year, and this figure increases year by year. All aspects of independence should be addressed by a library consultant, which is just what the Hermosa Beach City Council has initiated. Let's wait until we have all the facts before we jump to conclusions. Bill malone Bill Malone 260 31st Street Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (310)316-4644