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-^\appal]annnck £3 etasAn Independent Newspaper Established 1877 Published Every Wednesday ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL SEAN KILPATRICK Publisher Editor JOHN T. TOLER Executive Vice President BARBARA C.WAYLAND ANN BROWN General Mansger Account Executive To Subscribe Phone 703-675*3338 BY MAIL: $19 a year in Rappahannock $24 a year elsewhere in the United States BACK COPIES: 3 months or more - 70c, 1 -2 years - $1.00, over 2 years • $3.00 (if available) OFFICE: Rappahannock News Building, Washington, Va. 22747-0059 Telephone: 703-675-3338 FAX: 703-675-3088 HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation. rw Audit Bur mu WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1992 *;• ••■'•■v - ' ■ ' . : »' ti •; ■ ■ •" 1. . ■ - . ikii—-■■i.-.fi. — >1 ■■ I 1 "■■■■■■ ■ iln ii iiiisu iiPi " mi I. nil If. r. hill i iliini ■> nfSiin in'i —nmiiii—■■
Cutbacks hurt Governor Douglas Wilder has proposed further cuts in the Virginia’s budget as he tries to trim unwanted fat from state spending. When he came to the state’s library system, however, he chopped away more meat than fat. Under the current state aid formula the Rappahannock County Library is eligible to receive $12,468 in state aid. But if Gov. Wilder has his way, state aid to libraries would be cut 60 per cent and Rappahannock would receive only $6,234 in the 1993-’94 fiscal year under the new formula. State funding for our library pays a small part of the librarian’s salary and buys books -- books used by more and more people. The library has seen steadily rising use since it moved into the new building. Book circulation is up by nearly two thirds. The Literacy Volunteers use the library to teach reading and math skills. The library opens its shelves to the inmates at the county jail and to the sight impared with large print books and books on tape. The library’s educational programs are enjoyed by packed houses. * This library meets a critical community need. To restore Jts funding we must make our representatives in the General Assembly aware of our needs. Sen. Kevin Miller will be at the Courthouse at 4 p.m. next Wednesday, Jan. 6. Stop by, shake jus hand, and urge him to restore the funding for the state library system. •8 '
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