Philadelphia’s Libraries Scheduled to Close Starting October 2 Due to Budget Deadlock

September 14th, 2009

I honestly thought that this story wasn’t real at first, but it’s real.

All Free Library of Philadelphia Branch, Regional and Central Libraries Closed Effective Close of Business October 2, 2009

Via: Los Angeles Times:

In a dramatic move, the Philadelphia Free Library System announced today that it will close all branch, regional and central libraries as of Oct. 2. There will be no book loans, no classes, no programs for seniors or children, no outreach to the community, no more community meetings at library locations. Starting today, the library began truncating its loan period.

The library system of one the nation’s oldest cities — which authors Ben Franklin, R. Crumb, Edgar Allen Poe, Louisa May Alcott and Ezra Pound all called home — stands on the brink of complete closure.

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