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Mesa Public Library projects Gateway branch opening, bookmobile expansion and budget carryover
Summary
Library leadership told the council the Gateway branch will move in August and open this fall; the department expects a $2.5 million carryover to outfit the branch, continues the Mesa Reads initiative and plans a 12‑stop bookmobile route.
Polly Bonnet, Mesa Public Library director, and management assistant Tony Garvey presented the library department’s budget and program updates to the council.
Bonnet summarized a year‑long Mesa Reads initiative that has logged more than 2,000,000 minutes of reading so far; staff increased the citywide goal after strong early participation. The library’s bookmobile, the Read Runner, launched with 1,500 books and 12 planned stops; staff said the first Read Runner outing drew 588 people.
For the Gateway branch, staff…
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