"Public libraries are the last vestige of public free space."
-- Joshua Prince-Ramus, who worked on the design of the Seattle Public Library.
From today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
From today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee Public Library Director Paula Kiely is proposing to shut down four of the city's 12 neighborhood libraries, eliminate 39 jobs and cut the hours the Central Library is open. Kiely said she didn't want to do any of that, but she was faced with the need to slice $2 million from her budget.
[Milwaukee Mayor] Barrett said he hoped private donors would help, recognizing that libraries play a vital role as "institutions of learning and democracy." Murphy said aldermen would try to avoid closing libraries.
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