County may add veterans' services to libraries

County of San Diego staff will be exploring the feasibility of using County Library branches for veterans’ services.

A 5-0 San Diego County Board of Supervisors vote Oct. 22 directed the county’s chief administrative officer to explore the feasibility of utilizing the County Library system to expand services to the county’s veteran population and to report back to the supervisors within 120 days.

More than 244,000 military veterans live in San Diego County, which is the second-largest total in California. The county established the Veterans Services Office to assist veterans in obtaining local...