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Moraga commissioner urges county ballot measure to expand Contra Costa library hours, highlighting Moraga’s high usage

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Amanda Kung, Moraga commissioner to the Contra Costa County Library Commission, told the Moraga Town Council on May 14 that Contra Costa libraries are the lowest-funded in the Bay Area and that county commissioners are pushing to expand hours across the system.

Amanda Kung, Moraga commissioner to the Contra Costa County Library Commission, told the Moraga Town Council on May 14 that Contra Costa libraries are the lowest-funded in the Bay Area and that county commissioners are pushing to expand hours across the system.

Kung said Moraga Library ‘‘has the second highest percentage of households actively using the library behind Orinda’’ and noted the Friends of the Moraga Library recently gave $25,000 to buy new materials that will circulate countywide. ‘‘For our relatively small library in the county, we have a pretty massive footprint in terms of usage and utilization,’’ she said.

The presentation outlined current…

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