Politics & Government
Silver Spring Library Spared From Reduction of Services
Proposal to convert four county libraries into "neighborhood libraries" denied by County Council
Recently, the Montgomery County Council voted to restore almost $1.5 million dollars to maintain staffing levels at the Silver Spring, Long Branch, Chevy Chase and Twinbrook branches as well as purchasing new materials countywide.
“On behalf of the staff and the whole public library system, I’d like to say that we are extremely grateful that the County Council and County Executive came together to restore funds so that the neighborhood library reorganization was not necessary this year, said Dan Beavin, library manager.
County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) had been looking at the library system in an attempt to save the county $1.2 million, by reducing the collection and staff size at these four libraries.
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“This is nor a quiet time for libraries,” Beavin continued. “We have a very diverse population in Silver Spring, and we provide a crucial service for these folks – many of whom don’t have other resources for looking for jobs, housing and other basic services, thankfully our resources have been spared so we can continue to provide them.”
