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Guest opinion: Atherton setting course for new library
Atherton, posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Sep 9, 2011 at 8:51 am

Decision time for the proposed new Atherton library is fast approaching. The final scheduled community meeting will be held Sept. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Holbrook-Palmer Park Pavilion.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Posted by Huh?, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2011 at 8:51 am

Where's the opinion in this article? What's Jerry Carlson's opinion on the new library?


Posted by Jenny Redo, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2011 at 10:53 pm

Has this group gone into Selby Lane School's library in Atherton? While a beautiful location and building, their library needs everything but the bricks and mortar. They need librarians, books, reference materials etc. Why don't we spend the money there?


Posted by True Jenny, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Sep 9, 2011 at 11:36 pm

Atherton doesn't seem to care about Selby Lane School. Just build a new location. A 11,000 square foot location. How do they expect to pay all the workers that it is going to take to keep the library open, and grounds clean. Lets not think about that, or care about a school in Atherton we could ten years ago send our children to. That would be practically Jenny what are you thinking. Stop using your brain, and caring about kids in our town. Get with the Atherton program.


Posted by Susan Speicher, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2011 at 6:39 am

I agree with Jenny Redo that some of the money should be used to upgrade and staff our neighborhood school library.

With school funding cut to the bare bone, Selby Lane School, needs all the community support we can provide.


Posted by Gresham, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2011 at 7:12 am

The funds are designated for the library -- the PUBLIC library.

As much as Selby Lane School needs assistance, it would be wrong to take it from the pot of funds set aside for the Atherton PUBLIC library. To benefit Selby Lane School, their library would need to be made open to ALL during business hours.

Given the library's clientele, which includes transients seeking free Internet to look at pornography, I suggest that it is a bad idea to make the school's library public.

Selby would be better off fundraising through a foundation to improve its facilities. It's a shame what's become of that school. How many Atherton residents send their kids there? My guess is not many. Tragic, given the proximity to so many Atherton homes.


Posted by Is this right, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2011 at 12:10 pm

You are suggesting to use Atherton tax dollars to build a larger porn viewing facility in the park for transients? Will they then stay in the park after viewing the porn? Why not keep them close to the police station?

Carlson wrote: "The JBP has indicated assisting both public and private school libraries would be a valid use of taxpayer library funds." To Jenny's point some of this money could be given to any of the five or six school libraries already in Atherton.


Posted by Selby Lane School Parent, a resident of another community, on Sep 10, 2011 at 1:02 pm

I am a resident who lives 2 houses away from having an Atherton address. I do have a child who I Choose to put in "that" school. Having the opportunity to benefit by a gift from Atherton Library Funding would be much appreciated it would also seem better choice than building a state of the pornograhpy site that will house transients

That statement alone will keep me from letting my children even use the "public library" period!

And to Gresham - how dare you refer to Selby Lane and it "being a shame of what has become of that school"! I think it is a shame that more Atherton residents don't take pride in this neighborhood school and help to support it and it's wonderful faculty who choose to work there and serve your community of Atherton!


Posted by Gresham, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Sep 10, 2011 at 1:36 pm

Selby Lane Parent -

I think we're saying the same thing, though obviously the way I chose to say it hit a nerve.

Selby Lane School could be better with community support. It's a shame it's not. It's a shame the surrounding Atherton residents don't use their considerable means to make it a better place. It's a shame they have let it become less academically competitive than the other elementary schools serving Atherton (thus, the reference to what it has become).

I've no doubt the dedicated teachers are making exceptional contributions with their limited resources.


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