Newport Beach publishes its library budget line by line, branch by branch, down to how much is spent on collections, staffing, and support services. Irvine asks residents to assemble theirs from scattered budget documents
Author Archives: Anita Coleman
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Coleman: Irvine’s Libraries Are Working. Now the City Has to Fund Them.
Irvine’s new public library team built something remarkable in its first year: storytimes in parks, 34,000 library cards issued in the first 6 months, three branches open. Now the city faces a June 2030 deadline on two of its three leased library buildings, with only 65% of the funding it needs to replace them, while three council members push ranked choice voting on a self-imposed deadline.
