Libraries may be next to get the ax
Library leaders to decide if they should slash the book budget, close branches on Fridays, and raise fines to grapple with a $625,000 deficit
- Although voters elected to keep the sales tax, that tax does not generate any new revenue for the library system
- Electing to close on Fridays due to them being the slowest day of the week for libraries
- Although voters elected to keep the sales tax, that tax does not generate any new revenue for the library system
- Electing to close on Fridays due to them being the slowest day of the week for libraries
Creator:
Bookwalter, Genevieve
Source:
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Date: 2009-01-10
Type:
NEWS ; DOCUMENT
Coverage:
2000s
Identifier:
Collection
Citation
Bookwalter, Genevieve. “Libraries may be next to get the ax.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. 2009-01-10. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137915. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.