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Libraries–Budget Issues
Source: Dallas Morning News
Libraries smarting from cutbacks
” In the last 18 months, the nation’s public libraries have seen their budgets cut by $111.2 million — as much as 50 percent in some states — the result of struggling economies and reductions in state financing, according to American Library Association figures. The cuts have forced layoffs, reduced operating hours and put many libraries at risk of closing.”

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