This AP Story Says When “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\’\’ comes out this summer, many young readers will rush to their local public libraries to get copies.
But for this–and other books–they likely will receive a lesson in patience.
Because of budget cuts, libraries are struggling to have enough Potter books. In New York City, for example, the number of ordered copies has dropped from 956 for the last release, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,\’\’ to 560 for the new one.
\”It\’s an age-old problem for public libraries–the conflict between choosing best sellers and spending money on other things. And when budgets are cut, the problem is that much harder,\’\’ says Maurice J. Freedman\”
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