Update: “Miami-Dade Public Library Closure Plan Would Hit Poorer Areas Harder”

From the Miami New-Times:

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has proposed a plan to close 22 of the county’s 49 library branches, and if you’re living either west of the Palmetto Expressway or in a poorer neighborhood, you’re a lot more likely to see your local library branch shuttered.
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While a lot of low-income areas will be losing their libraries, that in and of itself doesn’t tell much of a story. But then we noticed something. With the exception of one location, every single branch slated to close and located in a zip code where the median income is more than $40,000 is located west of the Palmetto Expressway or in southwest Miami-Dade.

Read the Complete Miami New Times Article, View Spreadsheet Discussed in Article
Also from the Miami New Times: “Why Libraries in Miami Are More Important Than Ever”
See Also:  Miami Dade Library To Close Nearly Half its Branches (via LJ)
See Also: Miami-Dade County Releases List of 22 Public Libraries on Chopping Block, 251 Layoffs Also Possible

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