City of Seattle plans to close its libraries for a week during the summer and layoff 30 city workers.
Nickels announced his plans to cut $13.3 million out of the 2009 general-fund budget.
"It's no secret that we are in the worst economic crisis in decades here in Seattle," Nickels said during a news conference.
The cuts the mayor announced Friday, along with money left over from 2008, will cover this year's $29.5 million shortfall.
Most city departments will take between a 1 and 3 percent cut.
A group of city employees is planning an "informational picket" outside City Hall on Monday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. to protest the mayor's cuts.
The city's budget cuts won't be over then. Budget director Dwight Dively projects the city will be about $40 million short in 2010. There is still $25 million in the rainy-day fund to help close that gap.
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