Recent news items on Austin Public Library possibly losing the Recycled Reads bookstore have gotten many interested in how we keep our library system funded and functioning for continued public usage. Enter the library commission meeting, held the fourth Monday of every month at 6pm. Citizens can attend and hear the commission “[make] recommendations to the City Council on matters relating to the establishment, maintenance and operation of the public libraries” as well as bring up their own concerns. Now’s the perfect time for us library lovers to listen up and speak out. – James Scott