Make Your Voice Heard– Stop Mayor Gloria’s Proposed $6.3M Library Budget Cuts!
Mayor Todd Gloria recently released his proposed City budget for Fiscal Year 2027, and once again, our San Diego Public Library is being asked to absorb significant budget cuts on top of an already-slashed Library budget.
The San Diego Public Library is facing a $6.3 million cut in the proposed fiscal 2027 budget, which would further reduce hours, programming, and services for patrons.
This is your opportunity to tell our elected officials what San Diegans want funded, to oppose these detrimental Library cuts, and to let them know how important our Libraries are to you and your community.
Speak up to save our Libraries at these key budget hearings:
- Monday, May 4, at 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 5, at 2:00 p.m.
Join in-person: (The GREATEST impact for our Libraries):
All hearings are held in person at the City Council Chambers- 12th Floor in the City Administration Building, 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101.
- Complete a speaker slip located at the entrance to Council Chambers.
- Indicate the item you wish to speak on and submit it to the Committee Consultant at the box indicated near the speaker’s lectern at the front of the room.
- You will be called in the order the slips are submitted and will have one or two minutes (depending on the number of speakers) to comment.
Join by Zoom (https://sandiego.zoomgov.com/j/1603326900) or by telephone: dial 1−669−254 5252 and input Webinar ID: 160 332 6900.
or submit an online comment here:
- For Monday, May 4: enter the meeting date, select ‘Agenda comment’, and enter ‘ITEM‑1: Subitem‑D’ for the agenda item number.
- For Tuesday, May 5: enter the meeting date, select‘Agenda comment’, and enter‘ITEM‑1: Subitem‑F’ for the agenda item number.
Visit here for talking points you can use, or learn more about our advocacy efforts.
Please take the opportunity to tell our elected officials that San Diegans do NOT want the City to balance the budget on the back of the San Diego Public Library AGAIN this year.
City leaders must hear our voices loud and clear: defend our Libraries!
