From Shelf Awareness: California Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 eliminates state funding for public libraries, a loss of $30.4 million for the Public Library Fund, Transaction Based Reimbursement and the California Library Literacy & English Acquisition Service.
In a formal response, Paymaneh Maghsoudi, California Library Association president–and director of the Whittier Public Library–contended that Brown’s proposal “is both disastrous and disheartening. Since the early 2000s, public libraries have been one of the hardest hit segments of local government, with deep reductions totaling more than 75% made to these programs by the previous two governors combined. We understand fully California’s dire budget situation and the challenges of the recessionary economy, but the public libraries have done more than their share to assist with the Budget deficit over the years by absorbing painful cuts. The time has come to stop the bleeding and CLA respectfully asks the members of the legislature to oppose these proposed cuts to our valuable programs.”
From what I’ve read
The whole state is pretty much screwed whatever happens. If it’s not now it’ll be later. The debt is just too high.