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Library director outlines $241,858 reduction in proposed 2026 budget, flags cuts to collections and services
Summary
At the Aug. 19 Library Board meeting the library director presented a proposed $241,858 reduction for the 2026 budget, saying staff and locations are retained while collections, databases and security contracts face cuts.
At the Aug. 19 Library Board meeting the Library Director told members the library was asked to reduce its 2026 budget by $241,858 and presented a set of proposed cuts to meet that target.
The Library Director said the reductions "retain[ed] all our locations, we retained all our staff," but warned discretionary spending would be "very limited." The director outlined cuts to purchased electronic databases, materials and service contracts as the primary reductions.
The proposed reductions include a $45,000 cut to electronic databases (leaving Value Line and likely Novelist as the two…
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