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Trustees ask city and council to boost library collections funding by $4,000 per month
Summary
The board voted to request that Escondido city management and the city council increase the library’s collections budget by $4,000 per month and to review the collection budget during contract renewal negotiations with Library Systems & Services (LS&S).
The Escondido Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to send a formal request to city management and the Escondido City Council asking for an immediate increase of $4,000 per month to the library collections budget.
Trustee John (identified in the meeting as a board member) moved the request, describing historical context that the collections budget has lagged behind prior years and national averages. Reno, library staff, and trustees cited past practice in which Friends groups and the board supplemented collections, and noted the current contract with Library Systems & Services (LS&S) runs through June 30, 2026. Heidi Dalimore,…
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