Daily News | Philly libraries and rec centers are at ‘completely unacceptable’ staffing levels, advocates say
But both agencies face challenges that advocates say won’t be adequately addressed by the proposed funding levels.
But Richards said it still wouldn’t allow the library to provide a pre-pandemic level of services and programming because staffing has reached crisis levels. The system is short hundreds of workers, with a third of positions vacant in some areas of the city. Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, who chairs a special committee on gun violence prevention, said parks and recreation centers should be funded as “safe havens” for youth.
the city’s library system so branches can be open six days a week, a schedule that was approved in the 2019 budget process but abandoned because of the pandemic.
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