Layoffs at library: 8 jobs will be eliminated


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The Greenwood Public Library is laying off employees as it struggles to make do with fewer tax dollars.

A projected decline in tax income next year has the library cutting staff, freezing spending on buying books and other materials and re-evaluating all service contracts.

But the library board is studying whether it will need to make another round of cuts. A special meeting is scheduled for next week.

The library must reduce spending because its tax income is expected to decline more than originally expected, board president David Julian said.

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