This past summer, Gwinnett County Library System Executive Director Charles Pace sounded alarm bells about the system’s financial situation, saying services and positions faced cuts if the library system’s subsidy from Gwinnett County was not increased in 2023.
The library system asked for a $6 million increase to its county subsidy this year. The system instead got a $3.5 million increase — which is about what library officials had said would be the amount needed to cover raises given to system employees earlier this year and avoid the potential cuts.
The library system employees received raises in an effort to provide a livable wage and to retain them.
“The fact that we’re able to give them more than $3 million to preserve those programs and make sure people have that security, especially at this time of year during the holidays, is a big…
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