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Tennessee Wants Books Back If Libraries Cut FundsTennessee State Librarian Edwin Gleaves has threatened the Dickson County Public Library and the White House Inn Library and Museum with removal of a total of 28,600 books because they may be in violation of a 20-year statewide “maintenance of effort” agreement that prohibits localities from cutting library budgets.A quarter of Dickson County’s total book collection, some 19,600 books, is in jeopardy, Gleaves said in the July 17 Nashville Tennessean, if the county commission doesn’t reallocate $50,000 to the library’s budget by August 15. More than 8,000 books, about 60% of its inventory, would be lost at the White House library if local officials don’t replace $12,000 cut from the library budget. “We just can't have the state truck back up to our building and take our materials,” White House librarian Judy Speight told the Tennessean. “It would be a devastating loss because we would also lose the training, grants, and the money we receive two or three times a year for new books.” There has been no reply from the state to waiver requests from Dickson County and White House library officials. Gleaves said the Hardin County Library in Savannah and the Ned R. McWherter Weakley County Library in Dresden may also be in violation pending completion of their budgets. Posted July 21, 2003. |
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