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Shhh! That's the Sound of Public Libraries Closing

LOS ANGELES (March 27) -- Massive budget cuts that have already led to furloughs for government workers and increased class sizes for public school teachers are claiming another victim: libraries. The Los Angeles Board of Library Commissioners this week ordered nine city libraries to close on Sundays, citing a city...

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A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources (such as tax money) and operated by civil servants.

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