Library director asks council to maintain $32,500 in city support

Aug 6, 2026

The Angleton and Danbury library manager told the council the branches served more than 64,000 visitors last year and asked the city to keep its annual contribution at $32,500 to maintain programs and services for children and adults.

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Lena Lewis, manager of the Angleton and Danbury libraries, presented attendance and program data and asked the council to keep the library’s city appropriation at the same level as prior years: "$32,500." She highlighted that the libraries served tens of thousands of patrons (citing 64,143 visits in the prior year) and emphasized family programming, teen and adult services, computer courses in partnership with local education providers, tool and equipment lending, disaster‑relief kits and other nontraditional library services.

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