Binghamton, New York: Cuts Leave Local Libraries Struggling to Survive
The Fenton Free Library is turning to the community and tax money to help stay afloat.
A 70 percent budget cut in 2011 to libraries funded by Broome County has placed each in a tough position.
Funding dropped for Fenton from $33,200 in 2011 to the current $9,200, which has pushed them to scrimp on services, according to Library Director Korin Spencer.
The library is currently running on around $50,000, but the expenses for the facility run up to $85,000, leaving a $35,000 gap.
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The Fenton Free Library will ask residents to vote in May for a new line item on the Chenango Valley school ballot to approve an $85,000 levy.
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See Also: The Fenton Free Library is a Member of the Four County Library System
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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