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New South Cobb Library Hours Begin Monday
In an effort to close the $31 million county budget deficit, all county libraries have reduced operating hours beginning Monday.
Beginning Monday, all Cobb County libraries will have reduced operating hours as part of an effort to close the county’s $31 million budget deficit. will be open on Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
All libraries will be closed on Memorial Day, which is May 30. They will also be closed on May 27, which is a budget-necessitated furlough day.
After Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee unveiled to help reduce the $31 million budget by closing 13 of the 17 county libraries, county residents showed their support of the libraries by writing e-mails, and commenting on a newly created Facebook page devoted to saving the county libraries.
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to allow all libraries to remain open but with reduced hours and a 10 percent budget cut for all county departments and five mandatory furlough days for all county employees.
All changes within the new plan go into effect on Sunday.
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