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Residents urge budget committee not to cut St. Helens library hours or staff
Summary
Multiple residents, library-board members and volunteers told the budget committee that cuts to library staffing and hours would remove critical programs, cost state funding eligibility, and harm families and seniors. Library leaders said volunteers supplement but cannot replace professional staff.
Dozens of residents and library volunteers told the St. Helens budget committee on May 15 that proposed cuts to the public library’s staff or hours would harm children, seniors and small businesses and could make the facility ineligible for state funding.
Ellen Jacobson, a library-board member and volunteer, said the library provides services that “support entrepreneurs, provide safe development, socialization opportunities for kids and teens, support individual development, and foster…
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