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Larkspur library wins two small grants as director warns of distributor disruption

Larkspur Library Board · October 7, 2025
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The Larkspur library director told the board the library received an $11,600 grant for firewall replacement and an $8,600 Zip Book grant, and warned that distributor Baker & Taylor's failure to fulfill orders could lengthen patrons' wait times while staff seek alternative vendors.

The Larkspur Library director reported that the library has been awarded two state grants and is scrambling to respond to a national distributor's troubles. At the board's meeting the director said the library received an $11,600 grant "to replace our firewall" and an $8,600 award to continue the Zip Book program that buys niche titles requested by patrons.

"We got an $11,600 grant to replace our firewall. So this will be our last networking upgrade," the library director said. On the Zip Book program the director said the state's $8,600…

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