Library board approves supplemental funds for Isleton library abatement, adopts FY 2025–26 final budget

The Sacramento Public Library Authority voted to allocate supplemental funds to address construction cost overruns at the Isleton library campus and adopted the authority’s final budget for fiscal year 2025–26.

Supplemental funding for Isleton: After staff described the Isleton project and recent cost increases, the board approved a request to allocate $27,526 from the authority’s Isleton supplemental fund to River Delta Unified School District. Deputy Director Keller explained the situation: construction work that began in July had been expected to finish in early October, but contractors uncovered unexpected dry rot and abatement needs and additional hazardous‑materials abatement tied to older adhesives and finishes. Those discoveries reduced the project budget available for new carpeting, creating a $27,739 shortfall; the district agreed to cover a portion ($213), and the authority voted to release $27,526 from supplemental reserves so the project can be completed and the branch reopened.

Keller said the Isleton location is a joint‑use facility on River Delta Unified…