HOW DO PEOPLE SURVIVE WITH LIBRARY BUDGET CUT?

SEVERAL LOCAL CITIES ARE BACKING THE LIBRARY BUDGET CUTS TO MEET THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S MANDATE TO BACK LOCAL TAX RATES.

ALMOST ALL LIBRARIES IN THE COUNTRY ARE SUFFERING FROM BUDGET CUT AND THE SITUATION WOULD NOT GET BETTER UNLESS PEOPLE RAISE THEIR CONCERNS. LIBRARY STAFFS ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS AND THE LIBRARIES ARE OPERATING IN FEWER HOURS. MOSTLY DURING THE WEEKEND, THE LIBRARIES REMAIN CLOSED. HOWEVER, THESE REDUCED OPERATING HOURS DUE TO BUDGET CUTS DO NOT IMPLY REDUCED READING