Libraries Need Some Help

Re the Dec. 16 editorial “Keeping the Libraries Afloat”:

I was impressed with your comments and I also spoke to the Placentia City Council on the pathetic situation of the Placentia Library. I think the Placentia Library problem should be further addressed, especially after the defeat of the measure to support it by taxation in the last election.

In addition, I visited Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) at his district office open house. Royce was very courteous and attentive. He indicated his wife was quite concerned about the plight of the Orange County libraries. He regretted the Fullerton library personnel were not at his office at the time to provide advice, but he had extensive notes taken and said he would definitely contact me.

PETER KAHRILAS

Placentia

* I am sure Times readers are aware of the recent funding shortages for the public library system in Orange County.

While funding has been reestablished for most areas, there has never been any funding to supply videos for use by patrons. I hope that readers having videos they are no longer interested in viewing, or children’s videos which have been outgrown, would donate them to their nearest library. I have seen many children searching for a video to check out, only to be disappointed by the lack of material.

LOIS FLYNN

Laguna Niguel