MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 21, 2017

Rally and City Council Testimony Planned to Save Escondido Public Library from Outsourcing
Library supporters to gather Wednesday, August 23 at 3:30, prior to City Council meeting

Escondido, CA: Supporters of the Escondido Public Library will once again rally outside Escondido City Hall Wednesday at 3:30 to protest Escondido City Council plans to outsource library management to a for-profit, out-of-state company. Attendees will be carrying signs and a banner made by children who use the library.

Concerned library users and volunteers will also be speaking at the Escondido City Council meeting at 4:30. Escondido citizens and library patrons are concerned that the City Council is making too hasty a decision to outsource library services, without proper due diligence and consideration of other options.

Members will be on hand to speak to the media.

Please email Liz White at liz_white@me.com to be added to the Save the Escondido Library Coalition information list. You can also visit On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization.

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About Save Our Escondido Library Coalition: The coalition was formed by local Escondido community groups and local residents in response to the City of Escondido’s move to consider privatization of the Escondido Public Library. The coalition seeks to educate themselves and the public and to provide a conduit for Escondido residents to voice their concerns.

Escondido Indivisible, Together We Will Inland North County, Escondido Democratic Club, Escondido Chamber of Citizens, and Escondido Climate Action Alliance