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Library director outlines recovery anniversary, staffing, renovations and community programs
Summary
Buncombe County’s library director briefed the advisory board on the one‑year mark since Storm Helene, budget season kickoff, staff promotions and hires, an upcoming West Asheville renovation, partnerships with NCWorks and plans for 1 Book 1 Bunkum 2026.
At the meeting of the Buncombe County Library Advisory Board, the library director delivered a report that touched on recovery work since Storm Helene, staffing changes, capital projects, community programming and a request for public input on a county recovery plan. The director opened by recognizing the one‑year anniversary of Helene and thanked library staff for emergency response and ongoing recovery work. The director told the board many staff volunteered for overnight shelter shifts before the storm and continued serving during recovery efforts. The board heard that fiscal‑year 2027 budget planning has begun. The director said the library will submit requests this fall for technology and new positions; no new positions were approved for the current year because of recovery‑related budget impacts.…
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