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Full Name <br />City Council Regular <br />Submit your written <br />comment <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Email (this entry is disclosable <br />if included) <br />City Council Meeting Date <br />Meeting Type <br />Agenda Item Number <br />Comments <br />Meeting - <br />public <br />First Name: Laura <br />Last Name: Poikonen <br />[email protected] <br />Submitted On: <br />April 08, 2025 05:00 PM <br />Special Meeting at 5:00 pm <br />2 <br />Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, <br />Apr 3, 2025, 12:56PM PDT <br />My name is Laura Poikonen and I have been a Pleasanton resident <br />for 9 years. I am writing to express my strong opposition to the City <br />Council's proposal to close the library 2 days a week and reduce <br />library collections by 50%. <br />The library is the most used City facility in Pleasanton. As such, it is <br />an essential resource for the community, including for myself. I have <br />a large, noisy family, and the library the ONLY place I can go to study <br />for free. I rely on the library's current hours to flexibly study when I <br />am not working. (I come to the library weekly, during the weekends <br />AND weekdays, depending on the week.) Any reduction in library <br />hours and/or materials would impair my ability—and the ability of <br />other 9 to 5 workers—to do so. <br />Reducing library access also means limiting opportunities for <br />students, job seekers, families, workers, and community members <br />who depend on these amazing, FREE resources. I urge you to do <br />your duty to represent the people of Pleasanton (many as users of <br />the library!) and protect the Pleasanton Library by maintaining its <br />current hours of operations and collections. <br />Sincerely, <br />Laura Poikonen <br />