. . . At the Wilkinson Public Library “Its effects would be visible to the community,” said Library Director Barb Brattin, indicating that the Library District would see its operating budget ultimately slashed by 58 percent.
Since fixed costs like workers compensation and liability insurance would have to continue to be met, the cuts to the library would result in layoffs, the elimination of most programming and few if any of the new books, movies and DVDs the public has come to enjoy with regularity.