Trumbull library system cuts hours, expenses, purchases

WARREN — The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library system will cut about 28 percent of its hours of service starting Sept. 14.

It also will cut $500,000 in personnel expenses, reduce book purchases and reduce equipment costs to offset a $1.2 million budget reduction.

James A. Wilkins, who became director of the six-library system in November, said the changes include elimination of library hours on Mondays at the Brookfield, Cortland, Howland and Liberty branches; reduced evening hours at all branches two days per week; and elimination of Sunday hours at the main branch this winter.

Last year, the main branch was open 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays from the Sunday after Labor Day to the Sunday before Memorial Day — but not this year.

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