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Harrisburg Library is not a public entity so it doesn't have a local operating levy or get state funding. Now it has a ...
The attempt to place the question of borough funding of the library on November’s ballot comes five years after Southwest Greensburg voters approved the funding by a wide margin — 330 votes ...
Ten years ago, Southwest Public Libraries faced dire straits after losing about 37% of its total operating revenue due to state cuts in library funding. "We had to cut Sunday hours, reduce hours o… ...
South, southwest suburban libraries to receive $1.3 million in state funding Addison Wright, Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, Ill.) Sat, July 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM UTC ...
Southwest Public Libraries. Southwest Public Libraries' request for an additional tax levy of 0.75-mill for 10 years was reected by 56% to 44%, according to unofficial results from the Franklin ...
In 2017, voters in Southwest Greensburg voted to financially support the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library through a ballot referendum, ... Greensburg Hempfield Area Library’s local funding is 22%.
Those libraries have lost access to the Basic Grant program, an annual non-competitive grant available specifically for tribal libraries. They use that funding for staffing, collection ...
Children's librarian Stacie Madkins looks at books for story time at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. Because of funding cuts, local libraries are slashing spending and staff.
Spring may be over, but library lovers have sprung forward to support federal funding for libraries—and members of Congress are responding positively. Amid headline-grabbing chaos in the federal ...