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April 30, 2010
Cheers for library
courierpostonline.com
April 24, 2010
For the Oaklyn library being saved. Sure, it's a tiny library without nearly the offerings of any of the larger county and municipal libraries in other Camden County communities. Still, in a small town that lacks a community center, the library on Newton Avenue is an important place.
We're glad the town council, scrambling for ways to save money and balance the $4.4 million municipal budget in the face of a $70,000 cut in state aid, has agreed to continue the town's commitment to keep the library up and running. It's staffed by volunteers four nights a week.
For a relatively low cost (about $40,000 from the borough), Oaklyn's library is a community treasure. Once closed, there would be a chance that the library might never reopen. Future councils could simply get used to spending the money elsewhere. Oaklyn residents should be happy that the library is getting a reprieve.
Posted by tumulty at April 30, 2010 8:41 AM
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