Board: Aging libraries need money (New York)

Will Gov. George Pataki and the Legislature approve the spending? Read about it Here. From the Syracuse Post-Standard.




The state board that oversees New York\’s public libraries
is recommending $90 million to pay for physical improvements for library buildings over the next five years.




The state Board of Regents said Tuesday that New York\’s 1,080 public libraries need $800 million for construction, while the state spends just $800,000
annually. The regents said their proposal, \”Libraries 2001,\”
would provide a \”first step\” toward meeting that goal.