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Bridgeport Public Library Faces Drastic Cuts Lynn Blumenstein & Norman Oder - 04/18/2008
The Bridgeport Public Library, CT, faces a budget cut of some $1.1 million, more than one-quarter of the current year’s operating budget, which would result in the loss of 25 of 68 full-time staff members and close the system’s three branch libraries. The city's mayor calls libraries "not essential services.” More
At LAPL, Proposed $1 Fee for Holds Is Dead Norman Oder - 04/25/2008
The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) proposed reinstating a $1 charge to reserve or place a hold on books, but citizen resistance has killed the plan. Credit a web site called saveLAPL.
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Outsell Says Worldwide Library Market Growing, But Inflation a Threat Norman Oder - 04/03/2008
What's billed by Outsell as the first report to analyze the global library market for all types of libraries and information centers suggests that the $22.5 billion market will continue to grow, but the 3.1 percent compound annual growth rate for content won’t keep pace with inflation.
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EPA Will Reopen Five Libraries; Is Plan Sufficient? Norman Oder - 03/31/2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week said it will re-establish five closed libraries, but an employee group warned that the plan was insufficient.
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NYPL’s $1 Billion Plan Includes $100M Gift and Revision of Research Library John Berry & Norman Oder - 03/11/2008
The New York Public Library (NYPL) today announced a $1 billion transformation plan, sparked in part by a $100 million gift from private equity fund billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman, that involves new hub libraries, an expansion of digital resources, and a dramatic change at its flagship Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
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Florida Libraries Face Fiscal Crunch Norman Oder - 02/12/2008
A legislative rollback of property taxes last year was just the first blow for Florida public libraries, which now face the additional whammy of a constitutional amendment that doubles the basic homestead tax exemption, as well as a series of proposed state cuts. Lowered government revenues will affect all libraries.
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LJ Insider Rebecca Miller, Executive Editor, Library Journal April 11, 2008 What We Lose in a Budget Cut
It's good when non-library folks hear the the nitty gritty about what'... More
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