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budget cuts  Librarians and book lovers dismayed by Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s proposal to cut library jobs and
services have planned a Friday night protest in Hollywood.
Library supporters say they will rally from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. at the corner of Highland Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. They
are urging the City Council’s budget and finance committee to
reject plans in Villaraigosa’s proposed budget that would
eliminate 100 jobs and reduce branch library hours from six days
a week to five.  The mayor’s plan, aimed at closing the city’s
$485-million deficit, would shrink library operating costs to
about $58 million, down from $68.4 million this year and $75.8
million the previous year.  The city’s budget crisis has already
taken a toll on the library system. Friday morning hours were
cut late last year at the city's eight regional libraries and
the 64 branch libraries