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The Gilroy Library is no longer this quiet place for studying; it's a place for community. Families flock to them in droves to hear her teach kids about things like what sound Pancho the Perro, a dog puppet, makes.

The Marin County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Jamal Reed-Obafumi for allegedly stealing around $10,000 worth of Nintendo Switch games from libraries.

"I think everyone should know the cost of providing digital sources is too expensive for most libraries," said Cindy Hohl, president of the American Library Association. "It's a continuous and growing need."

Representatives from three city departments presented their bond project goals and plans this week to the city's Bond Election Advisory Task Force, which will play a major role in deciding the scope of the proposals expected to go before voters next fall.

What will be lost if the anti-library forces get their way is made manifest in San Francisco filmmakers Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor's documentary, 'Free for All: The Public Library.'