Saturday, August 1, 2009

Cuyahoga County Public Library: $14 Mil Reduction in State Support

Library card irony.

Link to July 27 cleveland.com post, "Cuyahoga County Public Library announces which 7 branches will stay open Sundays this fall".

Excerpt: The library, which started Sunday hours in 1984, extended them into summer at all branches this year for the first time because of recession-fed demand for services. But a projected reduction of $14 million in state support for libraries and local tax collections, through 2010, forced conservation measures. They include limiting Sunday hours, cutting staff, freezing pay and reducing the purchase of new items.

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