vis ors ▁but ▁gave ▁Mus gro ve ▁ 6 ▁months ▁to ▁find ▁alternative ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁library . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁given ▁$ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁emer gency ▁funds ▁to ▁keep ▁four ▁branches ▁open ▁with ▁a ▁ske leton ▁crew ▁through ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Vol unte ers ▁stepped ▁in ▁to ▁keep ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁branches ▁open , ▁although ▁hours ▁were ▁significantly ▁cut ▁short ▁at ▁all ▁locations . ▁ ▁Cons ult ants ▁proposed ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁system ▁that ▁involved ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁branch ▁locations , ▁a ▁central ized ▁w are house , ▁book ▁disp ens ing ▁k ios ks , ▁book ▁" drop ▁points ," ▁and ▁a ▁reading ▁room . ▁This ▁would ▁cut ▁the ▁library ▁budget ▁to ▁$ 1 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁decision ▁for ▁the ▁proposal ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁made ▁until ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election . ▁However , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁plan ▁is ▁approved , ▁the ▁county ▁super vis ors ▁for ese e ▁even ▁more ▁cho ppy ▁waters ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁budget . ▁ ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Know ledge ▁In iti ative ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Know ledge ▁In iti ative ▁was ▁a ▁state wide ▁library ▁business ▁and ▁technology ▁program ▁which ▁provided ▁entrepr ene urs , ▁small ▁business ▁own ers ▁and ▁students ▁access ▁to ▁top ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁journ als ▁and ▁key ▁business ▁information ▁which ▁end ured ▁a ▁dr astic ▁reduction ▁in ▁fund ing ▁in ▁