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West Fargo library reallocates small budget error into e-resources and books ahead of final FY26 draft
Summary
Library staff discovered a carried-forward amount in a furniture-and-equipment line and reallocated it into collection lines: $3,000 to e-resources and $5,079 to books; the change will appear in the final FY26 budget draft.
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Library staff told the West Fargo Library Board on Sept. 11 that a small error in the preliminary FY26 budget has been corrected and the amount will be moved into collection lines in the final draft. Jenna, the library director, said the sum had been carried forward by mistake in the furniture-and-equipment non‑depreciated line.
The director said, “So we put 3,000 into e resources and $5,079 into books.” The amounts were allocated to collection sub‑lines based on circulation statistics for those categories, Jenna told the board.
The change is an informational update, not a formal board action. Jenna said the adjustment will be reflected in the draft final budget the board will see for approval later this year. She emphasized the library kept collection lines flat initially “to be in line with the efforts of the city” but that flat funding meant buying fewer materials as costs rise.
Discussion only: the board did not take a formal vote on the reallocation at the Sept. 11 meeting. Direction: staff will include the corrected figures in the final FY26 budget draft and present that draft for board approval at a future meeting.
Context: library staff framed the move as a bookkeeping correction and a modest restoration of collection purchasing power rather than a new spending increase. The director said staff divided the recovered amount among collection categories “based on how those lines are moving, how much our residents are checking out those different materials.”
Ending: The board will consider the library’s final FY26 budget when staff present the full draft for approval; no adoption occurred at the Sept. 11 meeting.
