Trenton Free Public Library

Trenton Free Public Library Funding Update

All four library branches, Briggs Branch, Cadwalader Branch, East Trenton Branch and Skelton Branch closed on August 14th.

The main library is open from Monday through Saturday.

The Trenton Free Public Library is essential.

"It's taking away a positive thing,"

Justin Schanck, Trenton Resident (Source: Trenton Times, July 16, 2010, http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/07/paradise_lost_-_users_mourn_sh.html)

Trenton Free Public Library: By the Numbers

2009-10

Municipal Funding: $3,100,000

Municipal Funding Per Person for Library Service in Trenton:$37.24

2010-11

Municipal Funding: $2,300,000

Municipal Funding Per Person for Library Service in Trention: $27.63

"I asked them what they will do, and most of them said they'll probably go home, watch TV, or be in the street." "We've had a couple of parents complaining, because most of them are working, and the only safe place for the kids is the library."

Damaries Archila, Library Page (Source: Trenton Times, July 16, 2010, http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/07/paradise_lost_-_users_mourn_sh.html)

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News Coverage of the Crisis


Paradise lost - Users mourn shuttering of city libraries
Cash-strapped Trenton to shutter four libraries - Staff demotions also planned
Vital Library Resource
Trenton's public library needs the public's help
Trenton libraries could open for limited hours

"Especially for the kids -- and the grownups -- because a lot of people don't have computers at home. What about the kids in this area, especially if they don't have transportation?"

Carolyn Roberson, Trenton Resident (Source: Trenton Times, July 16, 2010, http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/07/paradise_lost_-_users_mourn_sh.html)

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