#qpl — Public Fediverse posts

Libraries are already combating inequality, we need to make sure they have the funds to keep doing it

🔗 https://truthout.org/articles/public-libraries-are-essential-resources-and-theyre-more-threatened-than-ever/

#PublicLibraries #LibraryFunding #NoCutsToLibraries #InvestInLibraries #Libraries #NYPL #BPL #QPL #NYCLibraries

Leaders of New York City's three library systems have for months warned that if budget cuts instituted last year and funding reductions that together total nearly $60 million included in Mayor Eric Adams' executive budget are enacted, Saturday service across the five boroughs' 219 branches could be eliminated

🔗 https://thechiefleader.com/stories/city-libraries-face-prospect-of-5-day-weeks,52374

#LibraryLabor #LibraryWorkers #LibraryUnions #NYC #AFSCME #DC37 #NYPL #NewYorkPublicLibrary #QPL #QueensPublicLibrary #BPL #BrooklynPublicLibrary #EricAdams