Library Board approves budget and safety actions
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The board unanimously approved a $7,020 annual maintenance agreement for the Feldheym Children’s Aquarium and adopted five 12-month library privilege suspensions. Members also reviewed a proposed library budget that includes a 5% reduction in library services and tabled a decision on public use of the Bing Wong Auditorium.
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What this means
The board approved routine business items, including the minutes, a maintenance contract for the Children’s Room aquarium, and five one-year suspensions from library facilities. It also reviewed the library budget and heard that the proposed city budget includes a 5% cut to library services, which could affect programs and operations. A decision on whether the Bing Wong Auditorium should continue being used by the public was postponed to a future meeting. The Summer Reading Program and several June events were also announced.
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- Approved the March 10, 2026 minutes unanimously.
- Adopted five temporary 12-month suspensions of library privileges unanimously.
- Tabled the item on continued public use of Feldheym Central Library’s Bing Wong Auditorium.
- Approved an annual maintenance agreement for the Feldheym Children’s Aquarium for FY 2026/27 not to exceed $7,020.
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Regular Library Board Meeting
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- Minuteshttps://sanbernardino.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=7325&compileOutputType=1
- Agendahttps://sanbernardino.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=7324&compileOutputType=1
- Packethttps://sanbernardino.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument?meetingTemplateId=7326&compileOutputType=1
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