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Funding Cuts In New York Mean Queens Libraries Can't Buy New Books

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First Posted: 05/24/11 09:50 AM ET Updated: 07/24/11 06:12 AM ET

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nydailynews.com:

Looking for the latest Stephen King novel, James Patterson thriller or Candace Bushnell page-turner?

Don't try the Queens library.

For the first time, the 62 branches in the borough have stopped buying new books in order to save costs.

Read the whole story: nydailynews.com

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06:54 AM on 05/25/2011
Sounds like a winger's dream come true, hitting the "educated elite" where it hurts.
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