US | library NJ City Plans to Close Public Libraries Broke Camden can't afford library system By Nick McMaster Posted Aug 6, 2010 2:22 PM CDT Copied Fourth-graders Nick Phan, left, and Marcus Lee, right, visit in the school library at Kennydale, Elementary School, Tuesday, June 22, 2010, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) A budget crisis is forcing Camden, NJ, to shut down its public library system, MyFox New York reports. Unless emergency funding can be secured, Camden's three branch libraries will close at the end of this year, and the 106-year-old system's collection of 187,000 books will be liquidated. "We're going to fight back with every weapon we've got, not just for us, but for the people of Camden," a librarian tells the Courier-Post. Read These Next The latest trend in male enhancement involves a syringe. Trump not happy after Charlamagne tha God's suggestion for 2028. Do you really care if your diamond was made in a lab? Break out the trash bags and cleaning supplies in this US city. Report an error