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Urbana Free Library board approves temporary reduced hours during renovation
Summary
Board approved a temporary schedule that reduces public open hours to accommodate an upcoming renovation, closes the library July 31–Aug. 1, and keeps staff hours by combining shifts; public notification will follow a positive vote.
The Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees on July 8 approved a temporary reduction in public hours to allow renovation work, closing the building July 31 and Aug. 1 and reducing daily open hours thereafter while maintaining staff pay via shift consolidation. Board members said the changes are intended to create uninterrupted windows for construction and to limit disruption to services. The board voted in favor after staff described plans to double up desk coverage where possible so employees would not lose hours even though the library’s total public-facing weekly hours would fall from 70 to 59. Board members and staff said the library would maintain phone and email services during posted hours and that increased…
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