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Library director outlines FY26 cuts, culture initiative and priority CIP for sorting system
Summary
Library Director Kimberly Knight described a proposed 5.5% departmental reduction that would cut five positions and explained the 'Building Together' culture work and a CIP request to replace the materials‑handling system.
Kimberly Knight, director of Virginia Beach Public Libraries, reviewed the library’s proposed FY26 operating plan and explained a 5.5% cut target that would require eliminating five positions. "To achieve the required 5.5% budget cut exercise required of all city departments, libraries needed to find $1,100,000 in possible cuts," Knight said, explaining that the department identified personnel as the most…
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