Hearing the protests of its youngest readers, Kern County has blocked McFarland city leaders’ plan to convert its community library into a police station. The Kern County Board of Supervisors passed a budget last week that not only ensures the small town library will stay open, but that its service will be expanded from two to five days a week. The plan to move McFarland’s library... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2022/amid-community-pressure-county-blocks-mcfarlands-plan-to-convert-library-into-a-police-station/677746">read more</a></span>