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North Georgia libraries facing countdown to shutdown

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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics

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Four northwest Georgia libraries are facing what's being called a countdown to shutdown.

Higher costs plus funding cuts will likely force Cherokee Regional Library officials to shut down one of their branches in six months to keep the others afloat.

The system has branches in Rossville, Chickamauga, LaFayette and Trenton.

We're told the Rossville library and the Dade County Library are in the most dire straits.

And Rossville has two strikes against it. First, it's one of three libraries in Walker County. Also, it's an older building.

That's in contrast to Dade County's branch, which was recently renovated. And if it was closed, Dade would become the only county in the state without a public library.

Commissioners say they won't let that happen, even if the Cherokee Regional Library System does decide to pull out.

And while that decision won't come until January, hours at three branches will be cut starting next month. And the libraries are already dipping into reserves to stay open. The only hope now is for local cities to boost funding.

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