STOP THE PENSION SHIFT … Art Brodsky, a member and past chair of the Montgomery County Library Board, was among the speakers on Feb. 28 as the Montgomery County Council hosted a news conference showing the united support of many organizations that are requesting the Maryland General Assembly not approve Governor Martin O’Malley’s proposal to shift half the cost of teacher and other pensions from the state to the counties. Speakers cited examples of how the proposed shift would negatively impact residents and employees. Mr. Brodsky said that libraries have been hard-hit by funding cuts in recent years and the potential pension shift would likely hurt libraries even more.