Bessemer lgrowth calls for more money

The Bessemer Public Library in the last year has grown therefore needing extra staff and funding. Oscar Smith, library director and Bessemer Library Board President LaBrenda Jones asked the City Council for more money. Smith said the library is still running on the same budget as it did when it was smaller. The city budgets $600,000 for the fiscal year for the library and Smit has requested $67,000 more. Smith's request wil be under review in June, said Mayor Ed May.