Save the Library, urge Los Angeles Public Library workers

The union that represents Los Angeles Public Library workers has mounted a campaign to stave off an anticipated reduction in LAPL's workforce over five years. As of early March, the FY2010 plan to help narrow a municipal deficit of $212 million hinged on the early retirement of 145 library employees and the elimination of 110 unfilled full-time positions from LAPL's staff of 1,100 - American Libraries