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Yuma County library director asks board to end two school IGAs; board authorizes terminations
Summary
Yuma County approved the library director's request to terminate intergovernmental agreements with Hyder (Dateland) and Mohawk Valley elementary districts and to relinquish materials at those schools; the terminations are effective July 1, 2026, the district said.
Ashley Jones, director of the Yuma County Free Library District, told the Board of Supervisors on March 2 that the district will seek to terminate longstanding intergovernmental agreements with Hyder (Dateland) Elementary and Mohawk Valley Elementary and to leave the library materials currently housed at those schools in place under the schools' control.
Jones said the partnerships dated to the 1990s but have become outdated because schools now control access and the district no longer staffs the locations. "We're truly funding school libraries at this point," she said, adding that the library changed its operating model…
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