Community action

Keep Riverside Library open on Saturdays.

The city budget committee votes this month on cutting Saturday hours at the library. For many families it is the only day they can go. You can tell the committee chair what you think in under a minute.

1 daya week the budget would cut

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01 THE ISSUE

Saturday hours are on the chopping block

The proposed budget closes the library on Saturdays to save a small share of its operating costs.

02 WHO IT AFFECTS

The people with the fewest other options

Students, job seekers, and working parents who cannot visit on weekdays use Saturday for study space, computers, and programs.

03 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

One committee, one vote

The chair can bring the vote to the floor or hold it. Messages received before the vote are shared with the full committee.

“When I could not get online at home, Saturday was the day I finished my job applications at the library.”Illustrative resident voice for this demonstration