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Interim director outlines FY26 library budget priorities: bookmobile, branch staffing, kneecap lease, $400,000 for security
Summary
Interim Library Director Terry Luke told the board the library’s FY26 request centers on the bookmobile, new staff positions to meet state minimums, a short-term lease for the kneecap program at Nashville State, and a request to add $400,000 for contract security after overspending in the prior year.
Interim Library Director Terry Luke presented the library’s FY26 budget request to the Nashville Public Library Board, identifying the bookmobile as the top priority and asking the board to support funding that would make several neighborhood- and regional-branch positions Metro-funded.
Why it matters: The request seeks to convert some foundation-funded positions to Metro-funded roles to make services sustainable, to bring staffing closer to state minimums, and to cover operating needs that have previously been paid from temporary funds.
Key details presented by Terry Luke:
- "Our number 1 priority was the bookmobile." Luke said the…
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