Library System Requests More Money

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Story Published: Nov 1, 2009 at 6:33 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 1, 2009 at 6:37 PM EDT

 

The Jefferson County library system is in demand, and representatives are hoping for more money to keep services running.

A representative from the library system asked Jefferson County legislators for an additional $11,000 in the upcoming budget year.

She said, as the economy gets worse, more and more people are depending on the library.

"Libraries have had to provide more with a dwindling dollar," Connie Holberg told legislators. "The point I really wanted to make is how essential our services are to county residents, especially in these times."

She says visits to the library have gone up 32% since 2006.

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