42 schools in the Bronx don't have a library

Dec. 11, 2008
Budget cuts and crowding blamed for problem

More than 17,000 students in at least 42New York City schools in the poorest sections of the Bronx lack library access because of budget cuts and crowding. Some schools don't have functioning libraries because the space is being used as a classroom or because there's no librarian. To read The New York Daily News article, click here.

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