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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2016
Page
1
Lawrence Public Library Director Brad Allen urges city funding boosts for librarians and staff. He cites substandard wages as undermining a transformative facility opened in 2014 and notes pay has risen from 12.50 to 17.10 per hour since 2012 while seeking further across the board raises.
Lawrence Public Library requests a 300000 increase with 250000 for pay raises and 50000 to expand the digital collection including e books and digital music and movies. In 2016 the library had a 550000 annual collections budget and adds thousands of print titles monthly while digital titles total only 40 to 50 monthly.
Kansas lawmakers from both parties say the final weeks of the fiscal year may pass without further spending cuts despite a 75 million dollar monthly revenue shortfall. Rep Sharon Schwartz notes there are several ways to handle the gap while Gov Brownback and Budget Director Shawn Sullivan consider using fee fund balances. The administration emphasizes monitoring June revenues before a final decision.
Kansas University wrestles with the cost of a spring internet outage after a fiber cut crippled campus, with estimates in the millions. EU Information Technology weighs preventive measures while University Senate calls for funds to back up systems to avoid a repeat. The disruption occurred March 29 when crews cut a fiber between the Price Computing Center and Ellsworth Data Center on Daisy Hill.
Rolling the Dice Theatre in Lawrence wraps its season with a production of Guys and Dolls opening this weekend on page 1D.
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