State Budgets Hammer Public Libraries Nationwide

Source: American Libraries, Vol. 40 nos. 8 & 9, August/September 2009
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The financial woes that are constricting state budgets coast to coast - and beyond - loom large over local library systems as they face the threat of devastating reductions in services. While in most cases the cuts, which would include closures and mass layoffs, have yet to be implemented, the final resolutions of the budgeting processes are likely to unfold in unexpected ways over the fiscal year.