12 Public Library Branches Closing & 148 To Be Laid Off in Charlotte, NC Metro Area
A very sad day for all libraries and we wish everyone at Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Public the very best. We wonder how many more of these stories (we sure hope not that many but we're trying to be hopeful) will make news during the next 6-12 months.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Board of Trustees approved a plan to lay off 148 employees and close 12 library branches in order to absorb a $2 million reduction in funding from Mecklenburg County.
The branches that will close under the plan are: Beatties Ford Road, Belmont Center, Carmel, Checkit Outlet, Cornelius, Hickory Grove, Independence Regional, Mint Hill, Morrison Regional, Myers Park, Scaleybark, and Sugar Creek.
It will take approximately two weeks to complete the closings, with the selected branches closing their doors at the end of the business day on Saturday, April 3.
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