Friday 16 August 2013

Miami-Dade reduces number of libraries on chopping block to four

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who last month warned that 22 of the county’s 49 public libraries could be shut down this fall due to deep budget cuts, announced Thursday that his administration now expects to shutter only four.
The dramatic reduction, while welcome news to library supporters who have campaigned to keep the facilities open, still comes with plenty of pain. Libraries across the board will likely shorten their hours and be staffed by fewer librarians.
Read more here:http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/15/3565193/miami-dade-reduces-number-of-libraries.html

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