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Belvedere Tiburon Library reports $3.57 million budget, program growth and expanded volunteer program
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Library Director Crystal Duran told the City Council the Belvedere Tiburon Library has a $3.57 million FY24–25 budget, roughly $2.5 million in reserves, growing digital demand and plans to expand services including tech help, AI workshops and a new volunteer program.
The Belvedere Tiburon Library reported Tuesday that its 2024–25 operating budget totals $3.57 million and that the agency held about $2.5 million in reserves as of January, according to Library Director Crystal Duran.
Duran told the Belvedere City Council the library spends roughly two-thirds of its budget on personnel and plans program expansions and new volunteer recruitment, while the agency will retire its original construction bond in fiscal year 2026–27.
The library’s three-year strategic plan, adopted in January 2024, is guiding service changes that staff said are driven by public feedback and higher digital demand. Duran said the budget breakdown for FY24–25 is roughly 66% personnel, 12% for collections and programs, 17% for overhead and technology and 4% toward paying the bond on the 1501 Tiburon building. She said the library maintains…
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