▁be ▁temporary . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Library ▁Bul letin ▁news letter ▁for ▁March / A pril ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁library ▁director ▁Nancy ▁H unt ley ▁rec apped ▁the ▁recent ▁library ▁cut s . ▁ ▁She ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁S out heast ▁branch ▁were ▁sold ▁at ▁a ▁Fri ends ▁book ▁sale ▁or ▁given ▁to ▁local ▁schools . ▁ ▁These ▁materials ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁benefit ▁the ▁community , ▁but ▁dispers ing ▁the ▁library ▁collection ▁makes ▁the ▁cut s ▁seem ▁more ▁permanent . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁sum ming ▁up ▁the ▁situation ▁best ▁she ▁wrote , ▁“ It ▁takes ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁it ; ▁one ▁is ▁done ▁with ▁hope ▁and ▁promise , ▁the ▁other ▁with ▁sad ness ▁and ▁regret .” ▁ ▁Indian apolis - Mar ion ▁County ▁Public ▁Library ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Indian apolis - Mar ion ▁County ▁Public ▁Library ▁spent ▁$ 4 6 ▁million ▁on ▁operations , ▁but ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁budget ▁was ▁reduced ▁by ▁approximately ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁million . ▁Tom ▁She v lot , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁library ▁board , ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁only ▁be ▁a ▁temporary ▁fix , ▁and ▁the ▁library ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁long - term ▁plan ▁to ▁keep ▁costs ▁down . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁cut s ▁include : ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 % ▁cut ▁($ 1 ▁million ) ▁in ▁the ▁ac quis itions ▁budget ▁El im