Sentences with phrase «reduced library hours»

Over the last 15 years, the county has laid off many county employees, reduced library hours and closed some parks temporarily.

Not exact matches

Restructuring library services to this lower funding level would result in major curtailment in access to public library service, with reduced open hours system - wide and the loss of over 100 full - time equivalent (FTE) positions.

Now, in 2006, with reduced hours, fewer staff to carry the load, curtailed programs and services and far too few new titles to satisfy the demand of library users, there is no wiggle room left.

Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski added,» Library users understand the sad reality of budget cuts - closed libraries, reduced open hours, materials and services.

Reduce hours at the Central Library's Grosvenor and Children's Rooms, suspend public computer training indefinitely and eliminate mobile library service.

However, each of these municipalities expressed a commitment to identify supplemental funding to support its library at reduced open hours.

These additional funds will benefit libraries that failed to meet New York State minimum standards this year and other libraries whose hours of service were reduced to levels that can only be described as unacceptable.

That amount is not enough even with reduced hours and new staffing strategies to sustain more than two - thirds of today's library system.

That loss forced the closing of 15 libraries; reduced hours of service at almost every remaining location; cost more than 225 full - and part - time Library employees their jobs; took bookmobiles off the road for the first time since 1947 and decreased book, subscription and media purchases to a trickle.

there have been library closures, reduced hours and services, reductions in staff etc..

In the case of the Town of Tonawanda Libraries, that Board chose to address the reduced funding by preserving as many full - time personnel, which meant fewer staff hours were available than would have been the case if the budget cuts had been split between full and part - time staff.

«In 2006, with reduced hours, fewer staff to carry the load, curtailed programs and service and far too few new titles to satisfy the demands of library users, we have simply exhausted all avenues,» said B&ECPL Board Chair Rebecca Pordum.

The $ 20 million cut to the city's library budget would reduce average weekly hours from 46.6 to 42.

Budget cuts have reduced librarian hours, and library usage has declined proportionally.

We heard many stories about SBAC testing that are common to high - stakes, standardized tests: the tests dramatically disrupted the educational process, deprived students of hours of instructional time, reduced stressed out students to tears, and monopolized the computer labs and libraries in service of test administration for weeks at a time.

All of this became compounded with the reduced hours of operation that libraries resorted to as a cost - saving measure.

In the US, a Harris / Readers Digest poll proved that 40 % of US mayors planned to cut library budgets and make up the difference by reducing the operating hours, shedding some staff members, and further slashing operating expenses.

In light of the need to reduce staff and cut operating hours, ebook lending becomes more vital than ever, especially under systems that allow patrons to browse for ebooks via the library websites and borrow them directly through the online portal for web - based or device agnostic reading.

Margaret has had to reduce her hours at the library to only fifteen hours per week.

After cutting back on public benefits like library hours and reducing pay for city workers, it is now looking at selling municipal water to a private corporation for a gain of around $ 50 million.