Mayor Gloria says first library cuts in a decade are necessary to cope with ‘structural’ budget deficit
Each branch would be open 8.5 hours every Monday through Thursday, and six hours every Friday and Saturday.
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Even with the restoration, library hours would be slashed 16 percent.
Gloria and head librarian Misty Jones said they are committed to a full restoration of library hours within a year. But Jones told the City Council Thursday that she can’t move any quicker because she must fill 167 vacant jobs.
Gloria and Jones also want to convert many of the library system’s part-time “hourly” jobs into either half-time or full-time positions with benefits, a complicated process that involves meeting with labor union officials.