Urgent: Library Advocacy Needed

Dear CVLA and community members,

As reported on Cache Valley Daily on Sep. 14, Cache County Executive Craig Buttars is currently considering de-funding the Cache / Rich Bookmobile and Cache County Library. We are very concerned about the impact of such a move on our communities, and also the employees of these essential organizations.

Last week, our CVLA Executive Committee created an advocacy committee to explore ways we might promote our libraries, especially the bookmobile and county library at this time. You'll hear more from the committee in the near future. If you are interested in assisting in this effort, even if only for a short time, please contact me ASAP at joseph.anderson@loganutah.org.

In the meantime, if you feel so inclined, please respectfully express your opinion on this issue to Executive Buttars at (435) 755-1850 or craig.buttars@cachecounty.org before he presents his preliminary budget to the council during their Oct. 11 meeting. You can also like the new Save the Cache/Rich Bookmobile Facebook page for updates and to show your support.

We know how important libraries are in the lives of our community members. We know how important the bookmobile is, especially to our rural communities. We know the amazing rate of return on investment in libraries. We're not giving up on our communities, their libraries, and their employees!

All the best,

Joseph N. Anderson
CVLA Advocacy Committee Chair

September 2016 Meeting

2016 Bikes to Books & Family Summer Social Photos

Bikes to Books 2016

From BicycleBettie.com, used with permission

Inspired by the great Little Free Libraries CVLA program earlier this year, your Bikes to Books

planners have chosen a Cache Valley Little Free Libraries tour as our Bikes to Books route for 2016.

When: Saturday July 16, 10:30 a.m. start, ride time estimated between 2.5 and 3 hours
Where: City of Logan area (this will be much shorter than last year’s ride). See below for route details.
Stops: Little Free Libraries

Start: Just East of Hillcrest Elementary (Fourhig Little Free Library) 10:30 a.m.
Stop 2: 357 Boulevard (CS Little Free Library) 10:55 a.m.
Stop 3: 361 E 300 N (East 3rd North LL) 11:15 a.m.
Stop 4: 100 west block of 500 North 11:45 a.m.
Stop 5: 300 west block of 200 North (Ma’s Little Free Library) 12:00 noon
Stop 6: east end of Rainbow Drive (End of the Rainbow LL) 12:30 p.m.
End at Willow Park to meet for our annual summer family event! 1:00 p.m.

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Things to note: the route is downhill and flat – total distance of about 7.5 miles! Times listed are approximate. The Little Free Libraries are really clever and cute! Some of the owners will be able to come out and talk to us briefly about their libraries. Feel free to ride with the group or on your own. We can work out carpooling or take the CVTD buses to get back to the start to get vehicles.

Please bring:
Yourself! | Your bike | A helmet | Water | (optional) snacks for the ride, lunch for the picnic | sunscreen or other sun protection | You also might want to bring a book to donate to a Little Free Library (very optional)

Questions? Contact anne.hedrich@usu.edu or dory.cochran@usu.edu

2014 Ride

2015 Ride