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Seaside Library reports growth in programs, drops routine fines and notes near-700 hours read in winter challenge
Summary
The Seaside Library Board heard expanded program activity — from memoir workshops and a children’s violin series to a fish-egg hatchery program — and learned the winter reading challenge exceeded its target, while staff described the recent move to a fine-free circulation policy.
The Seaside Library Board on Monday heard staff report a rise in local program participation and new initiatives aimed at improving access and outreach.
In the meeting, Library Director Kathleen highlighted several upcoming and ongoing programs, including a memoir-writing workshop to be repeated in March, an author visit and film screenings, and a children’s violin program funded by a grant. "We went fine free for all materials," Kathleen said during the director’s report, and staff ran a system report to purge overdue fines while noting that lost-book replacement charges remain on patron accounts.
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