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Residents urge commissioners to preserve Washoe County Library funding as budget talks continue
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment told the Board of County Commissioners on May 13 that the Washoe County Library System is a critical community resource and asked the board to protect library funding during the FY26 budgeting process.
At the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 13, multiple residents and advisory-board representatives used the public-comment period to urge commissioners to maintain library funding during the pending fiscal year 2026 budget process.
Cynthia Cooper said she views the library as “a really foundational, really key resource in the community,” and described personal examples of how library services support seniors and people who lack home internet. Pete Banson, representing another neighborhood perspective, asked the commission to “retain the funding for…
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