Before she was a city councilmember, Aly Cline wanted to figure out a way to expand hours at the Hollyhock Library in the Original Town Site.
A decade ago, the library was only open two weekdays for a total of six hours. So, Cline, the president of the Friends of the Surprise Libraries, went to then-Parks and Recreation Director Mark Coronado to ask what it would take to keep the library open on weekends.
He told Cline and her husband Gary, who is the group’s treasurer, that it would cost about $25,000 a year.
