Libraries Shouldn't Be Targeted for More Cuts

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Anne Arundel County's library system is not in a unique predicament. An online search brings up story after story about library systems nationwide forced to close branches, reduce hours, lay off staff, and slash budgets for new material.

Libraries have proven a magnet for post-recession budget cutting. They lack the passionate built-in constituencies of schools and police and fire departments, and the cutbacks often aren't immediately visible.

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Libraries Shouldn't Be Targeted for More Cuts

But when you hack away at libraries, you diminish a community's intellectual capital and even its economic vibrancy - since libra...

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