3 0 %, ▁from ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ▁to ▁$ 2 8 ▁million . ▁ ▁This ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁cut s ▁in ▁hours , ▁staff ing , ▁materials , ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁M CP L ▁implemented ▁new ▁hours ▁at ▁all ▁locations . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁changes ▁represented ▁an ▁overall ▁cut ▁in ▁hours , ▁they ▁also ▁served ▁to ▁make ▁hours ▁consistent ▁between ▁branches . ▁ ▁The ▁budget ▁for ▁library ▁materials ▁also ▁suffered , ▁being ▁reduced ▁by ▁ 4 5 %. ▁ ▁This ▁translated ▁to ▁some ▁electronic ▁resources ▁being ▁dropped , ▁fewer ▁new ▁reference ▁materials , ▁fewer ▁magazine ▁subscri ptions , ▁and ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁popular ▁titles . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁lost ▁ 6 0 ▁staff ▁positions ▁during ▁F Y ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁expects ▁to ▁lose ▁another ▁ 8 0 ▁in ▁F Y ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁reduced ▁staff ing , ▁many ▁services ▁are ▁also ▁being ▁reduced ▁or ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁M CP L ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁state wide ▁summer ▁reading ▁program ▁this ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁is ▁usually ▁covered ▁by ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁but ▁with ▁reduced ▁staff ▁the ▁library ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁state ▁program . ▁ ▁M CP L ▁has ▁also ▁susp ended ▁book mobile ▁service ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁years , ▁possibly ▁longer ▁depending ▁on ▁what ▁sort ▁of ▁service ▁they ▁decide ▁to