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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Need for baselined funding to stabilize library operations
0:16:03
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20 sec
Johnson stresses the crucial importance of baselined funding to address the library's existing unmet needs and ensure stable operations across all branches.
- Appreciates the $4.4 million included in the executive budget for Brooklyn Public Library
- Emphasizes that without covering and baselining the $12.4 million in unmet needs, the library cannot stabilize staffing, invest in collections, or ensure consistent service
Linda Johnson
0:16:03
This yearly library subsidy is crucial but if the city does not cover and baseline our existing $12,400,000 in unmet needs, we cannot stabilize staffing, invest in our collections, or ensure consistent service across our branches.