Education Beat

Kids or cops: who should use this library building?

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A plan to convert a library building in the farming town of McFarland in the Central Valley into a police station sparked widespread protest.

Kern County recently expanded the library’s hours to open five days a week. Yet the city leaders of McFarland are doubling down, saying the police need the library building to meet the town’s public safety needs.

At the heart of this debate: What is the role of a library? Who does it serve?

Guests:

  • Andie Sullivan, Director, Kern County Library
  • Emma Gallegos, Reporter, EdSource

    • Read more from EdSource:

    • Once again, McFarland city leaders lobby the county to turn its library into a police station
    • Cities and towns across California only get the libraries they can afford
    • Amid community pressure, county blocks McFarland’s plan to convert library into a police station
    • A small town in Kern County contemplates turning its community library into a police station

      • Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.

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