DC Council Action Cuts $3.3 Million to DC’s Public Libraries
The DC Council included $3.3 million in cuts to the DC Public Library System in its recent actions to address a $130 million anticipated budget deficit for FY2009 and to create a reserve fund should the deficit be even greater than predicted. At this time, we do not know how these cuts will impact library hours or planned improvements to library facilities, collections and technology. The $2.04 million promised to restore library positions may also be affected by the cut and reserve fund creation as those funds have still not been transferred to the Library.
We should have more information about the impact of these cuts by the end of this week and this will surely be addressed at the next Board of Library Trustees meeting scheduled for 6:00 pm, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the Lamond Riggs Library, 5401 South Dakota Ave, NE.