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Consultant warns Lincoln library budget lags growth after Sierra College exit; council pledged two-year "bridge" funding
Summary
A consultant assessment presented Tuesday says Sierra College’s planned withdrawal from the joint-use agreement will create a structural budget shortfall for the Lincoln Public Library and that Lincoln spends less per resident on library services than nearly all California libraries.
Catherine Hunt, director of library services, and consultant Stephanie Chase of Constructive Disruption presented Tuesday evening a community- engagement assessment and budget analysis for the Lincoln Public Library, saying Sierra College’s notice that it will withdraw from the library’s joint-use agreement will create a significant funding shortfall.
Chase told the council that Sierra College’s withdrawal equates to roughly a 25% reduction in current library revenue under the present budget structure and that, even with Sierra funding, Lincoln’s per-capita library expenditures rank in the bottom 15% of California public libraries. The report found…
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