Wednesday, May 30, 2012

What does the library look like in "the most godforsaken place in Massachusetts"?


Open Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

South Branch
Open Mon., Wed., Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Sat. during summer months

If not now, when?

2011 children's programming:  
  • 356 programs
  • 10,477 attendance.

According to this PowerPoint presentation (latest municipal budget info available online)...

... 7 library employees, out of a total of 115 city employees.(FTE or actual not specified), were targeted for layoffs in this budget.

2011 library circulation:  143,518.  (1.88 per capita vs. a state average of 12.)


Lawrence Mass. dubbed "Immigrant City" in the mid-19th century, has a rich, though long fading, manufacturing history, particular in the area of textiles.



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