What's wrong with the furniture they already have? Pretty sure furnishings were included in the original budgeted amount, but that got spent on other things that weren't in the original budgeted amount. Mismanagement is not a reason for people to give up their good money for "extras."

The library is hard to get to, impossible to find your way around, poorly cared for, and not at all secure. Back when the library was downtown (in the dark ages...) a kid could ride a bike there, and the librarians could keep track of what went on. Now, there are too many places in the building that are not being observed. I can't let my son go there without constant supervision, unless I want to give him a lesson in the worst of human behavior.

Let's not put good money after bad, folks.