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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Rising costs and increased demands on New York Public Library
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Tony Marx highlights the financial pressures faced by the New York Public Library due to inflation and increased operational costs, while also noting growing demands for library services.
- Mentions inflation and increased expenses for materials, wages, services, cybersecurity, maintenance, and IT needs
- Emphasizes that flat operating funds have not kept pace with rising costs
- Notes that additional expense funding is needed to prevent unplanned closures and maintain staffing levels
Tony Marx
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This is a remarkable year in the history of the world.
0:15:58
I mean, look in this chamber with these historical portraits reminds us of the history of where we are now.
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We have experienced inflation that has continued, expenses such as the library's materials, wages, services points, all of it has increased costs, cyber security, maintenance, repairs, IT needs.
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None of it has been met by fighting back the cuts to get to zero.
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So while our operating funds have remained flat, the demands on the libraries have grown and we are proud to meet those demands.
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But that means we need additional expense funding.
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It means less that expense funding means less unplanned closures that stem from limited staffing or unpredictable maintenance needs.
0:17:07
It means that our after school locations need to continue.