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Library trustees ask Escondido council to boost stagnant collection budget after digital costs rise
Summary
Library trustees told the council the library has been 'fine free' since early pandemic changes, hit 100,000 registered borrowers, and capped per‑use digital service Hoopla at $15,000 annually; trustees urged an increase to the collection budget, which has remained at about $250,000 since 2018.
Marbel Cruz Reyes, president of the Escondido Library Board of Trustees, told the council the library has been operating as a "fine free" library since measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the system now serves about 100,000 registered borrowers. The board reported digital services now represent roughly 20% of usage and rising per-use fees prompted the board, in…
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