$151 million / 842 employees is $179,000 per employee. And have you visited many branches? They are mostly empty except for drug addicts and the mentally ill.
The books promoted by the King County Library system on its website are almost universally far left on the political spectrum. My tax dollars are being used to fund opinions I hate. This is forced speech of the worst kind.
I posted the King County Library System's budget in the comment you're responding to. In 2024, they spent roughly $84,897,000 on personnel expenses, including benefits.
As another poster pointed out, libraries have to do more than just pay salaries and benefits, but you can find out where the rest of the money goes by looking at the budget.
You should contact the library to see if they would promote books that you don't hate.
I'd recommend trying to understand what the libraries do as fully as possible before deciding how it should be changed. You could even start your research with the help of a librarian: https://kcls.org/ask/
The books promoted by the King County Library system on its website are almost universally far left on the political spectrum. My tax dollars are being used to fund opinions I hate. This is forced speech of the worst kind.