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Library reports level service budget; warns federal grant reductions could cut statewide digital resources
Summary
Springfield Public Library presented a level-service FY26 budget that preserves branch hours and literacy programs but officials warned that proposed federal cuts to Institute of Museum and Library Services funding could reduce state-level services such as database licenses and summer reading supports.
The Springfield Public Library presented a level-service FY26 budget that the director said preserves current branch hours and core programs, including Read Right Now adult literacy and the Promise Realized campaign for East Forest Park.
"The budget that you have before you is level service. It continues to fund 277 hours every week at all our locations, maintains our services and…
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