Libraries leveraging post-layoff staff

7:12 PM, Jul. 23, 2013  |  Comments
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A recent letter to the editor cited some observations at local public libraries ["Have machines replaced librarians?" July 18], which gives me an opportunity to highlight how the Washoe County Library System is responding to staff and budget reductions.

Having had our budget reduced by nearly 43 percent, with a resulting loss of about the same percentage of our staff through attrition (not layoffs), the library system is using self-service options in an effort to maintain as much access and service as possible in other areas besides the physical checking-out of books and media.

We are doing our best to leverage our existing staff and other resources to serve this community. As an example, starting on September 4, both the Incline Village and North Valleys libraries will be increasing their hours of operation.

--Arnie Maurins, Director, Washoe County Library System, Sparks

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