Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reducing the size of his proposed deep cuts to Chicago libraries.  His original proposal was to cut $11 million in fuding which would have resulted in reduced morning hours on Mondays and Fridays as well as a reduction of 363 FTE positions. [Read more…]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel got a haunting message delivered to his office this Halloween.  Chicago librarians and residents delivered petitions with 4000 signatures protesting the $11 million in proposed budget cuts to Chicago libraries. [Read more…]

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed $11 million in cuts to the Chicago library system in his 2012 budget. [Read more…]

California Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2011-2012 budget containing big cuts to California public libraries.  The budget reduced state funding for local libraries to $15.2 million from $30.4 million last year. [Read more…]

After massive public outcry following Mayor Bloomberg’s $40 million in proposed cuts to the New York Public Library, a budget was approved on 6/29/11 that only cuts $3.3 million from the NYPL budget for 2012. [Read more…]