Link to December 22 Buffalo News article, "Library officials ask for decision on funding".
Excerpt: Library officials this morning made a public plea to the Erie County Legislature to decide soon if and when libraries will receive restored funds.
Legislature Democrats continue to examine County Executive Chris Collins' deal with fellow Republicans to restore $3 million of the $4 million cut Collins once intended for the libraries. The Democrats want to restore the entire $4 million.
The library system is still designated to receive $18 million in county funds.
If the library does not receive the additional funding by the end of the year, officials said the system will likely be forced to move ahead with austerity plans to reduce the hours of operation at member libraries and branches.
"If we don't get the money, the plans for the library system are devastating," said Sharon A. Thomas, chairwoman of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System board of trustees. "People will lose jobs. We'll be in bad shape."
Related articles:
Additional funding for library but not for arts groups. (12/12/2010)
Legislators restore County Executive's $4,000,000 cut to library - for now. (12/2/2010)
"No more worthwhile program of service". (11/14/2010
A bibliopocalypse @ the library. (11/6/2010)
WBEN online poll offers 3 general options for public library future. (10/31/2010)
Reimagining the library. (10/27/2010)
Budget cuts = reduced hours. (10/21/2010)
Deep cuts (again) in the works. (9/17/2010)
Editorial puts in 'a word about libraries'. (8/30/2010)
Library could lose 25% of funding. (8/19/2009)
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