The Washoe County Library System is facing a $4.5 million budget cut following the failure of WC-1, the ballot initiative that would have extended designated library funding. After the measure failed, the tax money will still be collected but will no longer be dedicated to libraries.
Libraries Director Scott, at Wednesday’s library board of trustees meeting at the downtown library, presented the dire financial outlook for the library system. “It’s a fairly severe crisis,” he said. The funding loss will lead to the elimination of 23 staff positions and the entire book budget.
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