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Library directors cite safety, staffing and space constraints as demand for services grows
Summary
Library leaders told the council the main branch and Weeks branch face ongoing safety and vandalism issues, demand for meeting and program space exceeds supply, and the downtown Heritage Plaza requires broader partnerships to program and maintain public space.
Hayward's library director reported that both the main library and the Weeks branch are facing increasing safety and vandalism concerns while demand for programming and meeting space continues to grow.
The library director (name not specified in the record) told council the library exceeded its usage targets across nearly every metric and that outreach and mobile services (a replacement vehicle branded "Moby") will expand. The Weeks Branch renovation is nearing final design and will be funded largely with…
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