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Pleasanton library outlines reduced collections budget, trims digital subscriptions

5578452 · August 8, 2025
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Staff presented a revised collection-development plan that reflects a roughly 50% reduction in collections spending for FY 2025-26, retention of some digital resources and targeted allocations for adult, children's and language collections.

Library staff presented the commission with a revised collection-development plan for fiscal 2025-26 that reflects significant cuts adopted in the city's two-year budget. The commission reviewed the plan as information; no policy vote was taken. Leah said the city's adopted budget reduced library collection funding by roughly half for the two-year cycle; staff proposed a total allocation of about $135,000 for collections…

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