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Residents urge Allegany County to spare local libraries as system faces budget shortfall
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked commissioners to prevent proposed library closures and to provide clarity about funding shortfalls; county staff said no decisions will be made before the library board’s June meeting and indicated a February meeting for local discussion.
Dozens of residents and local nonprofit volunteers spoke at the Allegany County commissioners’ meeting to contest potential closures in the county library system and to demand clarity about the budget shortfall driving the proposals.
Vicki Brennaman, a long-time business owner and Westernport resident, told commissioners “every community needs access to their public library,” citing libraries’ roles as places to warm up, cool down, use computers and apply for jobs.…
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