Harpers Ferry Library seeks both operating and expanded programming funds, asks council for $12,122 total

Feb 21, 2025

Library Director Sarah Curling requested $5,000 for operations (including ebooks, streaming and hotspots) and $7,122 for expanded arts-and-humanities programming; the library said it will return to Budget & Finance with final plans and that prior-year allocations were smaller.

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Harpers Ferry Library Director Sarah Curling presented the library’s fiscal 2026 funding request to the council on Feb. 20, asking the town for two separate allocations: $5,000 to support the library’s operating needs (digital subscriptions, e‑books/audiobooks, streaming services and hotspot inventory) and $7,122 to restore and expand arts-and-humanities programming that the library has previously run under outside grant support.

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