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Budget cuts prompt Saturday library closing

The Havre-Hill County Library, faced with budget cuts, will be closed on Saturdays beginning July 2.

“After much discussion and deliberation, the Havre-Hill County Library Board of Trustees and the library staff have decided that the best course of action right now is to close the library on Saturday,” library director Rachel Rawn said in a statement.

The cash-strapped city of Havre cut the allocation to the library by $30,000.

The city and Hill County have traditionally shared the cost of the library.

The county levies a 3 mill tax that goes directly to the library.

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