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Residents urge Arlington County Board to save Cherrydale Library and restore collections funding
Summary
At a lengthy FY2027 budget hearing, dozens of residents and civic groups urged the Arlington County Board to reverse a proposal that would cut library collections and close the neighborhood Cherrydale branch, citing long wait times, high local use and walkability concerns.
Hundreds of residents filled the Arlington County Board chamber to oppose proposed cuts to the public library system, with a steady stream of speakers calling on the board to restore a roughly 17% cut to the library collections budget and to abandon a proposal to close the Cherrydale neighborhood branch.
“While the library budget is one of the smallest line items in the county’s overall budget, its impact is among the largest,” Sarah Lanford told the board, citing…
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