Families Brace For Cuts To LA Library Services
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Demonstrators on Sunday held a rally outside a shuttered Los Angeles City Library in support of Measure "L" on Tuesday's ballot.
The measure would restore library hours, the book budget and services.
Sena is a mother of two who who tells KNX 1070 she's had to change the family routine to cope with cuts in library services.
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The city's 73 libraries were hit hard by budget cuts, including the city council's decision to limit library service to five days a week from Tuesday through Saturday and the layoffs of over 328 staff members were laid off.
In addition, Governor Jerry Brown has proposed eliminating all state funding for public libraries.
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