Georgia: Cobb County Proposes Closing or Consolidating 8 Libraries
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Up to eight Cobb libraries could be closed or consolidated under a proposal to save about $2.6 million for the county.
Cobb is facing a $30 to $55 million shortfall in its 2019 budget, despite a record high tax digest.
Libraries Director Helen Poyer was directed to find $2.9 million in savings following the County Commission’s October budget retreat.
“Any closing of libraries … has an impact on the community,” Poyer wrote in a draft document obtained under the Open Records Act. “Consequently, the closing of any valuable and essential service such as libraries when needed by the young, older adult, disabled, or disadvantaged has a negative impact on the quality of life throughout the County.”
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See Also: Braves stadium hardly a home run for Cobb taxpayers (AJC; December 25, 2017)
UPDATE: Cobb County Proposes Cutting Libraries After Dumb Decision To Build The Braves A Stadium (via DeadSpin)
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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