Proposed city of San Diego budget involves cuts to operating hours at libraries

Proposed city of San Diego budget involves cuts to operating hours at libraries

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego mayor's draft budget proposal involves cutting library hours across the city, reducing the number of days per week the library is open from seven to five. “Oh, it’s going to be devastating and it’s not just this building, it’s all 37 branches…They’re all going to be closed Sundays and Mondays, and it’s going to mean a lack of access to a lot of families, young people that use the library every single day,”…

San Diego Public Library system could be closing on Sundays and Mondays

The possibility comes as the City of San Diego released its proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which reduced the library's budget by $8 million.