Budget crisis not shushing libraries yet

Mark Arend sent along a nice article about small town libraries coping with budget problems.

They say For more than two dozen small libraries in east-central Wisconsin’s, five-county Winnefox Library System, circulation is still growing. That’s because small town populations from Kingston to Omro keep reading, using computers and taking advantage of children’s programs.

\”We would hope the libraries would not take more cuts than their fair share. We realize that everyone will have to feel the pain a little bit. Trouble is our usage is going up and up. Some of our libraries are seeing record use this year,\”