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What programs and services will be impacted by budget cuts to the Brooklyn Public Library?

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      The Brooklyn Public Library president explains that budget cuts will necessitate reducing programming by a third, impacting non-grant funded programs.

      • Fewer citizenship classes and visits to senior centers and nursing homes
      • Creative aging classes and programs for older adults reduced
      • Young adult literacy programs cut by 50%
      • Fewer teen internships and stipends
      • Scaling back teen takeover initiative and events
      • Reduction in technology and arts workshops for teens
      • Closure of a teen tech center on Saturdays
      • 50% reduction in library visits to children/families in hospitals
      • Book distribution to children cut by half
      • Cuts to multi-session art classes for older adults