From Library Journal:
Perhaps five branches of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) won’t be closing, as previously announced. Yesterday, as CLP submitted an updated 2010 budget to the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD), projecting a structural gap of $1.5 million for 2010, increasing to $5.1 million by 2014, City Council members announced a new effort to support the library.
City Council President Doug Shields proposed a $600,000 grant this year and next—not enough to cover the entire funding gap, but a significant change in the city’s relationship with the library. The shift in city funds would be discussed at a Council meeting November 12.