Editorial: Western Massachusetts Regional Library System needs public support

"Editorial: Western Massachusetts Regional Library System needs public support
By The Republican Editorials
May 10, 2010, 12:42AM
Western Massachusetts residents who cherish their community libraries should urge Gov. Deval L. Patrick and the state Legislature to scale back plans for cuts to the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System.

For the relatively small outlays that most communities make in their libraries, these institutions pay big dividends in the form of books and other materials.

Yet just when these services are needed the most, state officials are planning a 29 percent cut in aid to regional library systems that provide community libraries with invaluable support.

Because of these cuts, nine employees at the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System in Whately could lose their jobs." ... Read More