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October 9, 2009

Baltimore libraries closed -- sign of the times

baltimore libraries closed Here's a sad sign of the times (though this is not the actual sign): All Baltimore libraries are closed today, as the city observes one of the five scheduled furlough days designed to ease the city's budget problems. Most city offices are closed today, and workers take the day off without pay.

Libraries also will be closed Monday for Columbus Day, so I hope no one has the reading Jones right now. The other scheduled furlough days are: Friday, November 27; Thursday, December 24; Friday, January 15; and Friday, May 2.

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 10:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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This is when an electronic reader would come in handy. It's always "open."

Posted by: Gail Farrelly | October 9, 2009 11:49 AM

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Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is the Maryland Editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.

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