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Library director: state aid cuts and staffing changes slow progress toward 50 weekly open hours
Summary
Gardner’s library director told the Welfare Subcommittee the mayor’s budget maintains services for FY26 but that added paid time off and reduced state funding for e-resources will delay reaching the state-recommended 50 open hours per week.
The Welfare Subcommittee heard from Levi Haywood Memorial Library Director (name not given on transcript) that the mayor’s proposed budget holds services at current levels for fiscal 2026 but the library will not reach the state-recommended 50 open hours per week because recently added paid-time-off benefits increased staffing-coverage liabilities.
Director said the library opened additional programming and attendance climbed roughly 10…
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