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Residents and library advocates press Seattle council for larger levy investment in books, programs and maintenance
Summary
Public commenters — library foundation leaders, volunteers and regular patrons — told the Select Committee the proposed $410 million levy should invest more in collections, multilingual and youth programming and building upkeep; the Foundation flagged only $10 million of new deferred‑maintenance funding across 27 branches.
Public commenters and library advocates told the Seattle City Council Select Committee on the Library Levy on March 25 that the mayor’s proposed $410 million levy should devote more money to books, digital collections, programming and deferred maintenance.
Jennifer Lowe, board president of Friends of the Seattle Public Library, told the committee the proposal “would not provide enough resources to truly achieve the library's mission” and argued the library needs “at least $10 million more than the proposed levy provides for collections” to reduce long waits for popular e‑books and…
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