Letter to a Local Official

December 11, 2015
Jim Durret
Office of the County Mayor
1 Millennium Plaza
Clarksville, TN 37040
Dear Mayor Durret,
As a high school senior, strongly involved with the Clarksville-Montgomery Public Library, being part of the Library’s teen advisory board, as well as job-shadowing, I suggest the creation of a branch of the public library in the southern or northern section of the county. The reasoning behind this idea is due to several factors : convenience, accessibility, and right. The current location of the Clarksville-Montgomery Public Library is on the Southwest region of the city, the heart of downtown which is rather inconvenient. The majority of Clarksville is built off the highway, for example, I live off of Exit 11, close to the border between Clarksville and Adams and the Public Library is almost 20 minutes away and for those living further, it can be almost 30 minutes.
The public library is supposed to be at the disposal of the citizens, however, due to the public library being out of reach for most people, it is hard for them to get to it. For several low-income individuals and families, the library is a source of internet, knowledge, and sometimes just a warm building to spend time in. If there were one or even two more library branches, the public would have easier access to such items. Another example, as a middle college student, a lot of our work is online and although we have the Austin Peay library at our disposal, other students in the county do not necessarily have that option. Not everyone has internet in their houses or even if they do, there is always the potential of having technical difficulties. If another branch was built, it was increase the overall accessibility and efficiency for the citizens of Clarksville-Montgomery County.
Sincerely,

Katya Podkovyroff Lewis

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