Carnegie Library seeks funding increase from RAD
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is seeking a funding increase of 9.8 percent from the Allegheny Regional Asset District.
The library system, which is predicting a budget shortfall of $1.724 million for 2011, is asking RAD for $19.3 million for operating expenses, which is $1.7 million more than the current budget.
“Given the status of various efforts to secure long-term funding, we view 2011 as another year requiring stop-gap funding until a long-term funding solution can be agreed upon and implemented,” Barbara K. Mistick, president and director of the library, said in a prepared statement. “We are exploring every option we can to avoid significant reductions in public service to our library customers and, consequently, we feel we must continue to advocate and seek increased funding from local revenue sources.”
RAD will make its final funding decisions in the fall. Its revenue comes from one half of Allegheny County’s 1 percent sales tax.
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