Gwinnett County Public Library's 2011 Budget Cut by 15%

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Link to December 1 Atlanta Journal-Constitution article, "Gwinnett unveils trimmed-down budget for 2011".

Excerpt: One of the more noticeable cuts will come within the county library system, which will get $2.8 million less in funding than the $18.9 million it received this year.

Gwinnett's library system faced a similar funding crisis last year before county commissioners approved a 21 percent hike in the property tax rate. Part of the increased revenue from that tax hike went to ensure that the county's 15 neighborhood branch libraries could stay open about 50 hours a week. The libraries currently are open 53 hours each week.