D.C. library budget boosted at schools’ expense, Councilman David Catania says

Published April 10, 2013 4:00am ET



D.C. Council Education Committee Chairman David Catania questioned Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposal to add 132 jobs to the city’s public libraries while cutting full-time librarians from more than a dozen public schools.

Gray proposed adding $10 million to the D.C. Public Library’s budget, including $8 million to staff extended hours slated to start Oct. 1.

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