‘We must take a stand’: SJ public library fights to maintain funding amid budget woes

LIBRARY ADVOCATES SAY they expect to ride out the upcoming San Jose budget cycle without any major cuts. But trouble could be on the horizon, with the city projecting an ongoing shortfall over the next few years.

San Jose’s Library and Education Commission learned April 16 of three anticipated public library budget cuts, which include cutting $90,000 from library security, suspending the college and career pathways job position and dropping $500,000 in the city’s agreement with San Jose State University for Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Administrative Officer Fiahna Cabana said.