Santa Barbara Library Thrives on Private Donations
Santa Barbara Library Services Manager Molly Wetta watches patrons walk up to the doors Sunday and Monday, unaware that the central and eastside branches are closed, and press their faces to the glass, disappointed.
Santa Barbara library staff were faced with a tough decision this spring as they budgeted for the 2022 fiscal year: Cut hours or cut programming?
Staff members wanted to provide literacy courses and tutoring, so they sacrificed operating hours.
The city of Santa Barbara, impacted by the pandemic’s constraints, couldn’t offer departments the funding they…
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