Los Angeles Librarians Hold Protest Today at Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's House
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Librarians are "reading" for their jobs
By JOHN ADAMS
Updated 8:15 AM PDT, Sun, Apr 18, 2010
In an unusual protest that will include storytelling to children, librarians will be at Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's official residence on Sunday to protest against planned funding cuts to libraries.
The protest will begin at 11 a.m. outside the mayor's home in Hancock Park.
Storytelling will be provided by librarians to children on the grass outside the home to protest the mayor's planned firing of more than 160 library employees, including 20 librarians, on July 1, and his plans to fire dozens more and force further reductions in library services, according to organizers.
To close a massive budget deficit, Villaraigosa has proposed cutting at least 4,000 city jobs, with the first 1,000 job cuts to go into effect July 1.
"If the mayor is successful in his effort to slash the library budget, we will have hardly any library services available in any community," said Roy Stone, president of the Librarians' Guild, AFSCME Local 2626. "The mayor will single-handedly be the most destructive force in the history of the Los Angeles Public Library System."
City officials said the cuts are necessary to close a projected half- billion-dollar budget deficit.
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Librarians rally outside mayor's home
Sunday, April 18, 2010
.HANCOCK PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- There was an unusual demonstration at Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's official residence in Hancock Park Sunday.
City librarians took over the front lawn to protest library budget cuts. True to form, the group brought books and read stories to children.
The protest was organized by the Librarians' Guild.
The mayor has proposed cutting thousands of city jobs, including more than 160 library positions, to offset a projected $500 million budget deficit.
Many branches have already cut back their hours because of the tight budgets.
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