On Monday, June 13, the city council unanimously approved a library-friendly city budget which included major new spending as requested by the LibrariesTransformSD advocacy coalition. The FY23 budget now heads to Mayor Gloria for his signature.
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Thank you to library advocates for helping win important new library investments.
In his proposed budget, Mayor Gloria included a number of key new investments library advocates called for, including
- $287,500 in additional spending for library materials,
- $357,000 to help replace old public computers,$587,000 for library maintenance, and
- $200,000 to increase the annual city match of private library donations from $1 million to $1.2 million.
Following the release of the proposed budget, library advocates also successfully pushed for:
- $672,000 to convert Do Your Homework @ the Library tutors to benefitted positions, and
- $1.5 million for the design of a new San Carlos Library.
These gains are possible because of LibrariesTransformSD advocates work to send emails and to call and testify before Council. Your actions made a difference!
Please help us once more and thank the Mayor and Council by sending an email to your representative.
LibrariesTransformSD Coalition
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