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San Bernardino proclaims National Library Week; residents press for library computer lab repairs
Summary
Council proclaimed April 2025 as National Library Week and residents and commenters pressed the city for an update after downtown library computer labs were offline for more than a year; city manager said a substantial upgrade is in process.
The San Bernardino City Council issued a proclamation declaring April 2025 National Library Week for the city and recognized the San Bernardino Public Library system and volunteers at the April 2 meeting. Jim Pearson, identified as president of the library board, accepted the proclamation and thanked the council.
Nut graf: Multiple public commenters used the library agenda item to press the council for an update on a downtown computer lab problem that has left patrons without functioning public computers for over a year. Residents said the computer outage hampers job searches, schoolwork and other critical services for lower‑income households that lack home access. City staff responded that a substantial library systems upgrade is under way and that funding is in process to update the city’s entire library computer system.
Public commenter Michael Meister said the lack of functioning computing resources disproportionately harms students and jobseekers. Housing and library staff later confirmed applications and equipment upgrades are moving forward; the city manager said the library will receive substantial funding and staff will provide updates to the council.
Ending: The council presented the proclamation and staff pledged to provide follow‑up on library computer restoration and system upgrades; residents requested that staff return with a timeline and status report.
