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In a community known for cross-country glory, the library is a vital resource for families who eke out a living in the fields. But city leaders want their crowded police force to move in.
Representatives from the city of McFarland are pressing the Kern County Board of Supervisors to reconsider the city’s plan to turn the community library into a police headquarters. A city presentation on Tuesday prompted the board’s first public discussion about the fate of McFarland’s library. When the proposal to convert the library into a police station was made public earlier this year, it faced... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2022/once-again-mcfarland-city-leaders-lobby-the-county-to-turn-its-library-into-a-police-station/...
The library will expand services to five days a week starting Sept. 12.
Hearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan to convert its library into a police station.
Hearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan to convert its community library into a police station. The Kern County Board of Supervisors passed a budget last week that not only ensures the small town library will stay open, but that its service will be expanded from two to five days a week. The plan to move McFarland’s library... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2022/amid-community-pressure-county-blocks-mcfarlands-plan-to-convert-library-into-a-police-station/677...