Link to nky.cincinnati.com post, "West Chester library cuts hours, staff".Excerpt: Doug Bean, director of the Middletown Public Library System, said the job cuts at West Chester are about half of those passed by the library board this week. Another 11 people will lose their jobs at the Middletown branch. Altogether, the layoffs represent 18 percent of the staff, he said.
The cost-cutting measures are necessary to help make up the $1.7 million lost to state budget cuts and a drop in the General Revenue Fund.
The libraries will be open six days a week on shortened hours and will be closed on Friday, when business is slowest. The hours for West Chester and Middletown libraries are trimmed to 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays during fall and winter.
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