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Library director reports 2024 usage gains and explains unique income-tax funding
Summary
Hancock Public Library representatives reported increased card signups, strong summer reading participation, and explained that the library’s primary funding comes from a county local income tax pool rather than the state model used by many libraries.
Cody Flood and Jeanne Roberts presented Hancock Public Library’s 2024 annual highlights to the school board, reporting higher card signups, strong summer reading participation and a funding structure driven primarily by local income tax.
Flood said the library issued more than 3,000 new library cards in 2024 (a 9% increase) and saw a 68% rise in renewals in an election year, noting more than 8,000 renewals. Door counts…
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