Aside from the late furniture, how else is the library being affected by the budget crunch?
Like the rest of state-funded higher education in California, Fresno State will get a budget hit. However, Fresno State is one of the best positioned universities in the entire state, notably because it has managed its finances so well, and is recognized for such. The library will get a cut, but as of today it is modest given the actual state of state finances. Doubtless the collection will take its proportion of the cut along with operating. We feel very confident however we can handle these cuts with no reduction in hours, services, or journal holdings. Any idea when this budget mess may begin turn around in California? For state funding, the projected turn-around is hard to gauge. We are guessing that if, and it is a big if, the state passes a budget—no sign of that yet—and if it closes the projected $42 billion deficit—yes, that’s billions—and when financial liquidity finally returns to state coffers, the bond money set aside by the governor’s stop order in December might be releas
