Advocates for Library Enhancement - ALE

05/13/2018

Hello Library Advocates! Many of you will be voting this June for judge and we at ALE urge you to vote for Chad Louie. His opponent actively worked against Measure F and ALE.

Thank you Library Advocates!

10/15/2016

ALE founders and Measure F leadership team accepting the Horace Massey Award

09/15/2016

Not all heroes wear capes! Local hero Randy Villegas talks about protecting our freedom, education, and libraries.

http://tablet.olivesoftware.com/Olive/Tablet/BakersfieldCalifornian/SharedArticle.aspx?href=TBC%2F2016%2F09%2F15&id=Ar01402

During a recent Board of Supervisors meeting, Kern County District Attorney Lisa Green declared that public safety must remain the top priority. “If that means closing every library in the county so you can put deputies on the street,” she said at the meeting on Sept. 6, “you need to do that.”

09/06/2016

Don't forget to sign the petition!
http://action.everylibrary.org/education_not_incarceration_in_kern_county

Kern County spends 100 times more on the incarceration of its citizens than their education. This has to stop now.

08/31/2016

Not a proud moment for Kern County. Statement from District Attorney Lisa Green.
http://www.bakersfield.com/News/2016/08/30/Testy-exchanges.html

07/22/2016

Unfortunately it is looking very grim for Kern County Libraries. :(

"The library would have to lay off 19 employees, close seven libraries and two bookmobiles."

http://www.bakersfield.com/News/2016/07/21/CAO-s-budget-team-critical-of-spending-by-DA-KCFD.html

Tuesday’s Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting is likely to be heated. A report released Tuesday afternoon by Kern County Administrative Officer John Nilon’s budget team lays out dramatic demands by the county’s public safety departments — most notably the Kern County Dis...

06/23/2016

We knocked on over 12,000 doors, dispatched hundreds of passionate volunteers, sent out over 200,000 pieces of mail, had an adorable mascot, dominated social media with our speech bubble, and had data that indicated we could reach the 66.7 percent needed to pass a one-eighth-cent sales tax that woul...

06/08/2016

We lost, but we have no regrets in trying to do something positive for our community. Our thoughts are with the library as they navigate future budget cuts.

The future of Kern County library services looks grim after voters sharply rejected a one-eighth-cent sales tax to boost their budgets by $15 million a year. Measure F received just 50.69 percent support, far shy of the 66.6 percent required for passage.

06/08/2016

Polls aren't looking good for our libraries. We'll update tomorrow.

06/08/2016

Polls are closed! Win or lose, we are grateful for you!

06/08/2016

One hour left to vote! Please get out and ! We have a big hill to climb and can't do it without your votes. If you don't know where your polling place is, check here:

06/07/2016

Riggs from the Bakersfield Condors thinks we should all today!