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Mayor’s $410 million library levy would sustain hours and expand e‑materials, staffing and maintenance
Summary
Mayor Wilson’s proposed seven‑year, $410 million Seattle Public Library levy would sustain baseline services, add $70 million in new investments for programming and collections, and designate $10 million in new funding for deferred maintenance and one seismic retrofit; library staff said e‑materials are the largest unmet demand.
Mayor Wilson’s administration proposed a seven‑year, $410 million property‑tax levy renewal to sustain Seattle Public Library hours, collections, technology and programming and to fund maintenance and one seismic retrofit, Deputy Mayor Brad Suratt and library officials told the council’s select committee on March 25.
The administration described the package as a combination of sustained spending and targeted new investments. Rob Gannon, director of administrative services for the library, said the levy’s baseline sustains the prior levy’s essential operations and absorbs some general‑fund offsets; the package also includes roughly $70 million in new investments to expand…
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