Library plans equipment upgrades, accessibility improvements and outreach partnerships
Library director Annette Lippert outlined proposed 2027 funding and staffing (70% of expenses for staff), planned replacement of an automated sorting machine (installation scheduled by Oct. 22), possible assistive-listening installation, and outreach efforts including Explore Pass partnerships.
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Annette Lippert presented the Dwight Foster Public Library’s proposed 2027 budget and program highlights. She said staffing accounts for about 70% of proposed expenses and that the library anticipates 61.5% of its funding from the city and about 32.5% from county and adjacent-county reimbursements defined by statute. Lippert detailed strong programing in 2026 (more than 3,200 room reservations and thousands of program attendees), circulation statistics, and the library’s free circulating-puzzle initiative, which has circulated more than 1,000 times since late July.
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