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| WiredNewYork |
The Seattle Public Library has had the unfortunate tradition for the last few years of closing for a week at the end of summer. The reason behind the closure is the savings of about $650,000 of the city's budget for library operations. This tradition follows the recently completed decade-long $290 Million project that revitalized the library system. NYTimes
Now I know that these workers are not getting paid for their "week off" but I think this should be a national event. You want "National Library Appreciation Week?" How's about "No Library So See How Bad You Miss Me Week?" Of course, that back-fired for my ex-girlfriend so maybe we just don't hire anybody when Betty from Circulation retires.