New York City Public Library Branches Need $1.1 Billion in Repairs: Report

The City Has a "Broken Funding System" in Which Libraries Rely too Much on Discretionary Funds From City Council Members People are seen here using computers where staff created their own blinds at the Brooklyn Public Library Pacific branch on 4th Avenue in Brooklyn on Sept. 12. New York's public library branches need $1.1 billion in repairs to fix leaky roofs, broken air-conditioning systems and a host of other problems, according to a report released Monday by the Center for an Urban Future, a New York-based think tank.

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