Budget Cuts Force the NY Public Library System to Reduce Hours
Public Libraries--Budget Cuts
Source: The NY Times Budget Cuts Force the NY Public Library System to Reduce Hours
Another public library system, another set of budget cuts. ): From the article, "In October, 67 of the central system's 85 branch libraries [including all four research libraries] will gradually shift to a five-day week, as a hiring freeze cuts into available staff. In some cases, local libraries will stick to their reduced summer schedules. The Brooklyn Library, with its 60 branches, is considering similar cutbacks, a spokesperson said, while the Queens system has made other cuts in services..."It is appalling and a sign of twisted priorities." said Mike Wallace, author and director of the Gotham Center for New York City History. "The library is one of our greatest public resources which enhances activity for all sorts of people. This is a knowledge-based society, they tell us, and to be denied one of the great tools is a blow to the city, the society and the culture."
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