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Chicago: fiscal exception that proves the rule.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)

Library Journal

| January 01, 2011 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Chicago City Council has spared the Chicago Public Library (CPL) from the budget knife. Also, CPL will be hiring in preparation for the opening of four new branches this spring.

The total operating budget for FY11 approved on November 17 is $96.6 million, of which the city provides about 93 percent.

The way Chicago operates, the materials budget of $12 million is included in the total, but it is …

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