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Mariposa County Library reports growth in programs, secures grants and asks for modest extra-help funding
Summary
County Librarian Matt Johnson told the Board the library added borrowers, expanded programs (story times, comic convention, wildfire preparedness, author talks) and won ZipBooks grant awards ($7,800 and a second grant ~ $6,000). He said the system needs a small increase in extra-help funding to sustain programming.
County Librarian Matt Johnson presented the Mariposa County Library’s year-in-review on Dec. 9, outlining program growth, partnerships and small grants while asking the Board for modest additional extra-help funding.
Johnson said the library expanded collections and programming across five branches despite budget pressures and a temporary pause in Friends donations. Highlights included a successful summer reading program with…
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