Making a cut to the funds that libraries get from the state is a neccesary evil due to the plight of the state. Most libraries are full of books that are not being read anyway. A lot of people use the internet instead of libraries. Cutting library budgets will make them more efficient and will force libraries to do things differently. Because of the state budget deficit, some things need to be cut. Libraries are not going to go away, but they will be forced to operate differently. I think in the long run this will be a good thing. Unfortunately, the biggest losers in this will be the people that will lose their job, which is happening in just about every industry across the country. I feel for those people, but forcing libraries to work with smaller budgets is a good idea. Why? Because holding books that no one is reading is very inefficient and upgrading to newer technology will make libraries more efficient and cost effective over the long term.