Comments on: Multnomah County Has New Library Director http://portland.readinglocal.com/2009/04/multnomah-county-has-new-library-director/ Portland Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: readinglocal http://portland.readinglocal.com/2009/04/multnomah-county-has-new-library-director/comment-page-1/#comment-136 readinglocal Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:36:16 +0000 http://www.readinglocal.com/?p=2275#comment-136 Helen, It's also great that we continue to support them in economic times like these as well. That was one of the things I learned in my interview with Candy Bertelson, that libraries get hit on both ends during an economic recession, as they have a higher circulation rate, while at the same time their funding is restricted. So it's the old adage of finding a way to "do more with less." However they do it, we are certainly lucky to have them around. Our library system is phenomenal! Helen,
It's also great that we continue to support them in economic times like these as well. That was one of the things I learned in my interview with Candy Bertelson, that libraries get hit on both ends during an economic recession, as they have a higher circulation rate, while at the same time their funding is restricted. So it's the old adage of finding a way to "do more with less."

However they do it, we are certainly lucky to have them around. Our library system is phenomenal!

]]> By: Helen http://portland.readinglocal.com/2009/04/multnomah-county-has-new-library-director/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Helen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:47:17 +0000 http://www.readinglocal.com/?p=2275#comment-135 That is great news! The libraries in Portland are rated as some of the best in the country and according to some statistics I have read, we have more library members than even some larger US cities. I am proud that Portlanders and the local government are committed to supporting libraries in a time when people are tempted away from reading printed material by other sources. That is great news! The libraries in Portland are rated as some of the best in the country and according to some statistics I have read, we have more library members than even some larger US cities. I am proud that Portlanders and the local government are committed to supporting libraries in a time when people are tempted away from reading printed material by other sources.

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