Jersey City Free Public Library Funding Update
Last round of budget cuts:
Laid off 36 part-time staff and security guards
Closed two branches.
Main branch on Jersey Avenue reduced its extended night hours from five days to two.
New round of budget cuts:
The three Neighborhood Branches will be open three days a week, Tuesday through Thursday.
The Branch Libraries will be closed on rotating Saturdays.
There are two furlough days a month for entire library system.