It's no surprise that libraries in LJ's annual budget survey reported an overall downward trend, with the expected decline in total budgets some 2.6% and the change in materials budgets 3.5% (see Table 1, p. 45). Per capita funding is nudging down after years of steady if sometimes modest increases, with a projected decline of 1.6% in FY10.rnAfter all, the country has not emerged from a major economic downturn, and libraries-especially those lacking a dedicated funding stream-are particularly vulnerable to budget cutbacks and declining property values.
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