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The measures are not as extreme as those anticipated by the Philadelphia library system, but now it's the District of Columbia that's looking to trim library services among other municipal cutbacks.

But according to the Washington Post, "the D.C. bookmobile will be parked, neighborhood libraries will close on Sundays and all city libraries will close on Monday holidays beginning Oct. 5 to help save $4.8 million, as the District tries to cope with its budget crunch." The cuts total 11% of the entire library budget.