SEATTLE — Seattle libraries will be closed Monday, and they won’t reopen until the day after Labor Day.
Officials say closing 27 public libraries for a week will save $650,000, mostly from not paying 650 employees.
KUOW reports the furlough is part of a plan to cut $3 million from this year’s library budget. The system also has reduced hours, cut book acquisitions and trimmed administrative costs.
No overdue fines will accrue while libraries are closed.
Information from: KUOW-FM, www.kuow.org/135C8E80
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