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Residents urge budget committee to spare Springfield Public Library as proposed cuts loom
Summary
Several Springfield residents spoke during public comment, urging the budget committee to reverse or minimize a proposed $310,000 reduction to library funding, warning the cuts would reduce hours, end teen programming and harm downtown activity and vulnerable users.
Dozens of Springfield residents and library supporters told the budget committee on May 4 that proposed reductions to library services would have outsized community impacts.
Multiple speakers described the library as a de facto human-services hub that supports early literacy, student study space, tech help for seniors and downtown activation. Kelly Ackland, a library organizer, said the proposed reduction will harm students and small downtown…
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