Some Massachusetts Libraries Dealing with Tough Budget Cuts
Starting with the Whitinsville Social Library in Northbridge, Massachusetts, The Boston Globe tells the tales of several libraries in tough straits after budget cuts in this front page article.
“‘A library in a town is really the center of literacy,’ said John Rauth , chairman of the board of trustees of the Whitinsville Social Library. ‘And it’s really a blow to the culture of a town to lose that access.’”
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“‘We sort of have a saying in our office that every community gets the library that it deserves. And that sort of means, if there’s support, the library is often well maintained. And if there isn’t support, the library often doesn’t get the staff, hours, and materials it needs,’ [David Gray, spokesman for the Massachusetts Board of Library Directors,] said.”
