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Sno‑Isle Libraries lays out 2026 priorities, warns services would be cut if levy lift fails
Summary
Sno‑Isle Libraries officials briefed the Lynnwood City Council on a 2026 strategic plan, new data‑analysis work and a proposed levy lift to return library funding to 47¢; officials said failure would require reduced hours, smaller collections and fewer programs.
Eric Howard, executive director of Sno‑Isle Libraries, told the Lynnwood City Council on April 15 that the library district plans to complete a strategic plan in 2026 and hire a data analyst to better track service use and reach underserved neighborhoods.
Howard said Sno‑Isle serves more than 800,000 people across 23 locations and now circulates more than 10,000,000 items annually. "We're actually creating more library cards now than we ever have before," he said, adding that the district has expanded outreach through…
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