SPEAK UP FOR YOUR LIBRARY
Paul Holje, Grand Forks, column: Do we or don’t we want a library in Grand Forks? 
I don’t want our great-grandchildren asking why their great-grandparents abandoned the Grand Forks library. I don’t want them asking why we gave up on the more than 100 years of library legacy.
By Paul Holje , April 25, 2011
Lisa Olson, Grand Forks, letter -- Libraries inspire rare emotion in children: Joy
Even if you never plan on using the new library, don’t you think the children of Grand Forks deserve it?
By Lisa Olson , April 17, 2011
Susan Mickelson, Grand Forks, letter: Close the book on misstatements about GF library
Let’s rectify the problems by approving a carefully researched and all-encompassing solution paid by a 1-cent sales tax with a hard sunset clause.
Vote “yes” on May 3 to provide the residents of Grand Forks city and county with a 21st-century public library.
By Susan Mickelson , April 10, 2011
Hal Gershman, Grand Forks, letter: Leevers site’s faults prompted December vote
Had the Herald called some of us on the City Council or just consulted with the Herald reporter who attended the meeting, the editorial’s assessment of the process would have been better informed.
By Hal Gershman , January 22, 2011
OUR OPINION: Officials kept Leevers site on list for too long
Too much attention was given to a site that city and/or library officials should have ruled out from the start.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 21, 2011
Alexander Wild, Grand Forks, letter: Library and media offer misinformation
The Herald publishes and promotes the library's propaganda (the disinformation). As a result, the library agitators now have a “mandate” to pursue the new library given the alleged widespread “support.”
By Alexander Wild , January 05, 2011
John Johnson, East Grand Forks, letter: Public has right idea on Leevers site
I think it would be wise for city leaders to heed the wishes of the public. One needs only to look to this past November to see what happened to elected officials who strayed from the wants of the electorate.
By John Johnson , December 26, 2010
Don Lemon, Grand Forks, letter: Leevers site comes with too many disadvantages
I’m not sure that the 71 percent of citizens who chose the Leevers site for a new library thought clearly about the difficulties of that location.
By Don Lemon , December 26, 2010
Wendy Wendt, Grand Forks, column: Residents ‘Spoke Up for Their Library’ … and here's what they said
While not all the comments were positive (with 7.8 percent of respondents being against building a new library), most of the comments supported the project and offered very helpful suggestions that can be used now and in the future.
By Wendy Wendt , December 26, 2010
Judy Hager, Grand Forks, letter: Library survey needed a ‘Renovate’ option
The Grand Forks library campaign’s recent telephone survey supposedly is an accurate reflection of public opinion. But I took the survey, and nowhere did it let people comment on the idea of keeping the library at its current location.
By Judy Hager , December 19, 2010
C.T. Marhula, Grand Forks, column: Library campaign should stick to the basics
I support a new library for the Greater Grand Forks area. My concern is that many of the reasons being proposed by its supporters make no sense and will cause voters to reject it.
By C.T. Marhula , December 17, 2010
OUR OPINION -- Bottom line: Library commands solid support
The main question of whether Grand Forks residents want a new library has been answered. They do.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 15, 2010
Ann Porter, Grand Forks, letter: Leevers site best serves GF’s needs
Let’s think about a location that’s visible, centralized and accessible for the entire community. The Eighth Avenue and South Washington location can be a library for all people.
By Ann Porter , December 12, 2010
H. Grant Jensen, Grand Forks, letter: Library’s current site beats Leevers in size
Promoters of a new library blew their cover when they let the Leevers site become one of the finalist locations. The Leevers site is only 119,529 square feet. That’s 5,260 square feet smaller than the present library site.
By H. Grant Jensen , December 09, 2010
Tom Krenelka, Grand Forks, letter: Why do we need a new library?
Will a new library help the city grow? Or will a new library become a tax-eating giant, as the Alerus Center has become?
By Tom Krenelka , December 06, 2010
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