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Thanks to New York City’s new $115.9 billion budget, 10 more public library branches across the five boroughs will now be ...
NYC officials reached a $115.9 billion budget agreement for FY26, including funding that will expand 7-day library service to ...
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council announced a budget deal that includes bringing Sunday service to some library ...
Countless other cities and states look to New York’s libraries as exemplars, from their collections to their services to their programs. Brooklyn’s Books Unbanned program is only one such example, ...
NEW YORK-- Funding for New York City libraries is being fully restored in the 2025 fiscal year budget. That means libraries will return to being open seven days a week.
The mayor and the city council agreed to restore the funding as part of a budget deal. A total of $58.3 million has been diverted back to New York City's three public library systems.
NEW YORK-- CBS New York has learned new information on the city's budget. Political reporter Marcia Kramer reports there will be no further cuts to libraries in the preliminary fiscal budget Mayor ...
Two public library systems in New York City are celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary with limited-edition library cards, available Friday. While supplies last, ...
At a budget hearing in March, the heads of New York City’s three public library systems testified before City Council members about the ways local branches have pivoted to meet increased demand over ...
In March, Mayor Eric Adams proposed a $58 million cut to the city’s three public library systems—the New York Public Library, the Queens Public Library, and the Brooklyn Public Library. The mayor has ...
NEW YORK — After a protracted campaign enlisting Hillary Clinton, rallies with City Council members and a whole lot of memes blaming Mayor Eric Adams for cutting Sunday service, the city’s ...