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When I moved to Lansing in 1993, I was surprised to discover that Lansing was lacking library services. As I drove around Tompkins County, I noticed many of the smaller towns outside of Ithaca had library services. Also, I noticed that most of these smaller towns had a community feel to them, and that Lansing didn’t have much of a community focus. A local survey showed that other residents wanted a library in Lansing, and when I heard that a group of people were willing to work toward that goal , I decided to become involved.

A little over a year of fundraising, and LCLC opened its doors to the community, and it hasn’t looked back. LCLC has over 13,000 items in its permanent collection, and on average, over 1,500 items are borrowed each month. The library provides Internet access to information that would otherwise be missing for many residents.

As Lansing continues to grow, a strong library system is a significant amenity for all residents, a primary resource for information, a component of child development, and a stimulus for intellectual creativity. It’s wonderful knowing that the new generation of Lansing students will always know Lansing as having a library.

I’m voting YES on May 15th! I hope you will vote YES too.

From: M. Stephenson
Lansing

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