LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — Liberty Lake voters rejected a proposal for a new library and community center, voting against the multi-million dollar project in an advisory ballot measure this month.

The non-binding vote asked residents whether they supported funding and constructing a new library facility, but 55% of voters expressed opposition to the proposal that would have significantly expanded the current library's capacity and services.

Library staff say the current facility faces serious space constraints that limit programming and services to the community.

"The biggest issue is going to continue to be space," said Lynn Atkins, who works at the Liberty Lake Library. "We can't increase the size of our children's programming. We can't increase the size of the children's area, which we ha

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