Irvine Residents to Get a Say on Future Library System

Irvine residents could get a new say in what the future of their libraries look like after city council members narrowly voted to have their staff put together an advisory commission to get more input on a new library master plan.

Council members also unanimously voted to look at buying the University Park library building from the county, which they currently lease while operating the library inside it – yet no cost estimates were available.

The plan comes seven months after city leaders left the countywide library program behind, arguing they were losing over $12 million a year to floating other cities’ budgets instead of serving their own residents.

Now, Irvine is fully pulled out of the county system and in the midst of coming up with a master plan for the future of their libraries.



https://voiceofoc.org/2026/02/irvine-council-votes-library/