Tim Grobaty: Booking a few minutes with Long Beach Public Library's Glenda Williams. (Long Beach Press-Telegram, 5/27/2012)
Excerpt: Q: How is the library looking, financially, for the next fiscal year?
A: Not great. The preliminary budget is still in the City Manager's Office, then it goes to the mayor around July 1 and around August it goes to the City Council. We're looking at two options. If the fire and police departments participate in the budget cuts, we will have to trim about $1million from our budget. If they don't participate, we'll have to cut about $2million.
Q: So, are you looking at closures, reduction of hours, layoffs?
A: I'd guess that everything's on the table. You have to think of certain scenarios. We're still trying to wrap our minds around it. It will be serious but we will do the best we can for the citizens of Long Beach.
As Yogi said, it's deja vu all over again. (From 2008)
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