ination ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁twenty ▁staff ▁members ▁No ▁longer ▁sending ▁out ▁not ices ▁to ▁pat rons ▁Cl osing ▁branches ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁Fe es ▁for ▁borrow ing ▁DVD s ▁Fe es ▁for ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁lost ▁library ▁cards ▁“ A ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁library ▁re venue ▁comes ▁from ▁property ▁tax es , ▁which ▁were ▁recently ▁c apped ▁by ▁Indiana ▁law .” ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁library ▁board ▁proposed ▁to ▁close ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - two ▁branches ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁project ed ▁def ic it . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁out - p our ing ▁of ▁public ▁support , ▁city ▁officials ▁commission ed ▁the ▁High ▁Performance ▁Government ▁Team ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁alternatives ▁to ▁closing ▁branches . ▁This ▁team ▁suggested ▁cutting ▁hours ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁closing ▁branches . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁IM CP L ▁board ▁voted ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁ 2 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁system ’ s ▁hours ▁from ▁ 1 , 3 2 4 ▁to ▁ 9 8 0 ▁at ▁Central ▁Library ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁branches . ▁ ▁The ▁Central ▁Library ▁is ▁now ▁closed ▁every ▁Th urs day ▁with ▁hours ▁reduced ▁on ▁other ▁days ▁throughout ▁the ▁week , ▁beginning ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Branch es ▁will ▁be ▁closed ▁either ▁Frid ays ▁or ▁S atur days . ▁Fe wer ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁library ▁branches ▁will ▁have ▁Sunday ▁hours . ▁While ▁the ▁library ▁has ▁seen ▁its ▁support