LANCASTER : Cuts Won’t Affect Proposed Library
County budget cuts that will close libraries and eliminate a bookmobile serving the Lancaster area are not expected to affect plans to replace the existing library in Lancaster because most of the funding is coming from the city’s redevelopment agency, officials said.
The new facility, planned to be three times the size of the present 18,500-square-foot library at 1150 W. Ave. J, is not expected to be completed for at least two years, said David Flint, the county library’s chief of finance and planning.
County Librarian Sandra Reuben announced Thursday that the OASIS (Older Americans Special Information Services) bookmobile is among 10 Los Angeles County libraries that will close Nov. 15 because of budget cuts.
Reuben said the decision on which facilities to close was based on customer use patterns, geographic proximity of other public libraries and the cost effectiveness of operating the libraries.
Flint said customers who had been using the bookmobile may obtain books by mail. He said customers wishing to receive a catalogue of books available by mail should call the county’s north region office in Lancaster at (805) 948-0796.
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