Why doesn’t the library just focus on service hours and its collection?
KRL just completed a five-year strategic plan. Part of the process of developing that plan involved getting ideas from citizens all around the county through public meetings at each branch and through a public survey. What people told KRL through that process is that they want the libraries to open longer hours. They want KRL to buy more books and other materials. But they also want better library buildings. Being open a few more hours per week won’t meet the needs of the library system going forward. And KRL can’t expand its collection significantly until there is more space in its branches to house more books and other materials. That’s why KRL wants to address capital issues in this levy, not just operations.
