I haven't been able to get anything resembling a good read on the possible impact of State of Michigan library budget cuts on the MEL inter-library loan program. Here's a recent Escanaba Daily Press story from 2/13/2009 -
Library uncertain how it will be impacted by cuts
According to Caroline Stacey, director of the Escanaba Library,
approximately 3 percent of the library's annual $500,000 budget is
received from the state.
"The biggest impact we would anticipate,
would be a reduction in services we receive for technical support and
delivery programs," said Stacey.
The delivery program referred to
by Stacey is part of the Library of Michigan program to deliver books
to libraries throughout the state. The program is open to any resident
of Michigan and provides access to books that a resident's local
library may not carry.
"This is a program we would like to see
continue," said Stacey. She also said she felt the budget proposal
offered by the Governor was a structural change, with some programs
being absorbed by other departments.
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