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Library staff and patrons urge council to restore branch supervisor positions in FY2025 budget
Summary
Multiple librarians, former staff and community members told council that proposed elimination of branch services coordinator positions and an internal reorganization would harm service and morale; speakers urged restoring positions or increasing the library budget.
Several library employees, former staff and community supporters told Virginia Beach City Council on April 16, 2025, that proposed cuts in the library budget would eliminate frontline supervisory roles and damage service and morale.
Steven Shapiro, who said he worked more than four decades in local government, testified he opposed the city manager’s proposed library budget reductions. “My understanding is that city departments with exception the library only eliminated vacant positions. Your library director has chosen to eliminate 5…
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