Quincy's beautiful library needs some money to grow on this tree to make up for a 10% budget loss this year to be followed by a proposed 9% budget reduction for next year. Hours have already been reduced and many people may lose their jobs unless changes are made to the budget.
I just don't understand why libraries get cut in tough times when more people make use of it for not just a good read but for internet access, entertainment, work, job search, research and special programming.
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I don't understand this either. It really makes me sad!
The school's got hit pretty hard in quincy for next year too. I read that around 200 city employees will be laid off. It's all so sad, and so many people are already out of work from last year.
It's tragic everywhere. I lost my nursing job of 21 years 15 months ago with the San Francisco Dept of Public Health - as did two of the other nurses provided 24/7 services to victims of rape and child sexual abuse, leaving only one at our agency and decimating services.
Could you hear that large sigh? These cuts are so short-sighted.
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The Quincy library is AMAZING. The number of services they provide is great. We moved from the area last summer and I can say that I was SPOILED by Quincy. Library services in our new area (which is a highly educated area) don't compare at all to Quincy Public Library. I am so sorry to hear about the cuts. (Maybe have a fundraiser to stay open that extra day? That is what the local library did in our new area. It was a BBQ and they sold tickets)
There is a Quincy Douglas library in Tucson, Arizona. It is a great little community library that is integral to the development of kids in the area.
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