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Framingham Public Library requests $3.59 million for FY26 as council probes staffing and digitization plans
Summary
Library staff told the City Council finance subcommittee on May 8 that the library’s FY26 request is $3,592,607, with roughly 80% earmarked for salaries; councillors pressed staff on City 4-1-1 call handling, part-time to full-time staffing shifts and a proposed microfilm digitization effort.
The Framingham Public Library told the City Council finance subcommittee on May 8, 2025, that it is seeking $3,592,607 for its FY26 operating budget, saying most of the request supports staffing and direct public services across the main branches and a bookmobile.
The library presentation said about 80% of the library’s budget goes to personnel. The presenters described hundreds of thousands of annual transactions — in-person visits, internet sessions and reference questions — and highlighted services aimed at older residents and non‑English speakers. Library representatives also said they are exploring grants and partnerships to digitize the library’s microfilm archive of the MetroWest Daily News to make it keyword‑searchable and accessible online.
Library representatives told the…
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