Proposition F – Extend the Library Preservation Fund

Our public libraries are a critical part of our city. They are essential to families, youth, and all San Franciscans who rely on the library’s free resources.

This measure renews the Library Preservation Fund for 25 years, allows the city to temporarily freeze the annual minimum library funding amount when the city expects a budget deficit over $300 million, and increases the minimum hours the main library and its 27 branches must be open per week. It will allow the Library to expand its wide-ranging services and respond to the needs of the community. Without Proposition F, library hours and resources will be slashed and branches will close.