Friday, May 23, 2008

Budget cuts mean reduced Douglas Co. Library hours

The likelihood of losing the "safety net" timber payments from the federal government to Douglas County this year has led to a call for budget reductions county-wide, including a plan to cut public library services by about 20%.

According to an article in Thursday's News Review on page 2 (not up at nrtoday.com yet, but I'll post a link when it is available), the library system is looking to reduce open hours from 322 to 284 per week. Most noticeably effected is the downtown Roseburg branch, which would cut its Monday hours completely.

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