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Library board and new director outline priorities to modernize Lodi Public Library

Lodi City Council · October 16, 2025
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Library Board President Brian Campbell and Director Jenny Fontenella presented the library’s priorities—space optimization, expanded outreach, stronger literacy programs and digital services—and described current usage: about 90,000 annual visits, nearly 200,000 annual circulations and roughly 37,000 cardholders.

Brian Campbell, president of the Library Board of Trustees, and Jenny Fontenella, Lodi Public Library director, presented an overview of library operations and a four-part strategic plan during the Oct. 15 City Council meeting.

Campbell described the board’s oversight role and credited community partners, including the Friends of the Lodi Public Library and the Library Foundation, for fundraising and volunteer…

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