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Corona library outlines FY26 budget, highlights Measure X and donor support
Summary
Library staff told the board the FY26 library budget relies on Measure X sales-tax revenues, a $95,000 Friends donation and several grants and capital projects including elevator and HVAC work.
The Corona Public Library Board of Trustees reviewed the library's fiscal-year 2026 budget at its September meeting, with staff outlining Measure X allocations, donor gifts and pending grants and capital projects.
Library management said the library general fund budget covers core programs and collection management, while Measure X sales-tax revenue and outside grants fund e-media and capital needs. Management Analyst I Catherine Back presented budget details on behalf of the library.
"Our Measure X funds are providing $528,381 to the library this year," Management Analyst I Catherine Back said, summarizing the dedicated local funding source approved by voters in November 2020. Back said Measure X pays for personnel (three librarians, one office assistant and two…
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