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Despite the diversity of Long Beach residents, 97% of programs and 95% of materials are offered only in English, according to the audit. Additionally, the overdue fine structure disproportionately impacts low-income residents and keeps them from accessing materials when they are unable to pay their fines and subsequently have their accounts suspended.
“[Libraries] play a critical role in promoting literacy development, educational activities, digital skills, health promotion and many other learning opportunities,” City Auditor Laura Doud said in a statement.
Operating hours at the city’s 12 libraries do not align with most residents’ needs or preferences, the audit found, which limits access. Also, only two locations have adaptive technology for people with disabilities.
It was a smaller but no less spirited Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Newtown on Jan. 18.
Several Sarasota community and government figures came together to speak to King’s legacy and the work still needed to be done in the fight for equality and equity.
The event put on by the Sarasota MLK Community Celebration organization traded its typical breakfast and community march for a presentation and food voucher distribution to people in need due to COVID-19.
The committee presented MLK Community Activist Awards to Michael Kensey; former mayor and commissioner Willie Shaw; Mary Mack, Harvest Tabernacle food bank CEO Eureka Webb; and Second Chance Last Opportunity founder April Glasco.