The Libraries are saved! All of that rallying and support has finally paid off for the city of Camden.
It looks like the city's libraries won't be shutting down as was feared.
The Camden City Council passed a resolution Tuesday for city libraries to become a part of the Camden County library system. This allows the people of Camden to gain more access and resources throughout the county, as well as keeping all three city libraries open.
"I am delighted that City Council acted quickly in passing a resolution for our libraries to be included in the county system," said Mayor Dana Redd. "We couldn’t waste any time in delaying this important solution to save our libraries from closing."
The most impoverished city in New Jersey has gotten their wish -- but it gets better. Mayor Redd announced that residents will still be allowed to use the Rutgers-Camden library and computer labs.
"City Council is committed to working with mayor Redd to ensure Camden residents continue to have access to library services in the City," Council President Frank Moran said. "Our residents deserve the best possible library services available to them."
It certainly looks like they’re going to get it but at a cost.
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"The County Library Commission looks forward to working with the city, as it has done with 26 other county municipalities, to find a path into the county library system," said Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. "The city will fund this through a dedicated library tax from city residents as entry to the county library system."
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