Buffalo/Erie PL threatened with collapse
Apparently, the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library is facing a wholesale closure of all of its libraries.
AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005: YOUR LIBRARY WILL CLOSEUnprecedented Cuts Would Devastate Our Library System
The proposed $19 million cut represents an 80% reduction from the $24 million in library property tax received from Erie County in 2004. The loss of these local funds triggers a reduction of an additional $2.8 million in State Library Aid as well as the loss of other library operating revenue. All 52 libraries across Erie County WILL CLOSE!
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