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Library asks for server replacement, sound treatment and extra part‑time hours to meet accreditation
Summary
Library staff proposed modest FY2026 increases: a $10,000 Polaris server replacement, about $7,400 to add sound masking to new study rooms, and roughly $19,300 annually to extend weekday hours by one hour and add programming capacity — to meet Texas State Library accreditation requirements after county population passed 100,000.
Marcene, head librarian, told commissioners June 16 that the library’s FY2026 budget is largely stable but includes several targeted requests tied to service levels and a recent change in state accreditation rules.
The library is asking for $10,000 to replace a server that runs Polaris, the library’s circulation and catalog software; IT recommended replacement because the current server is no longer under vendor support. Marcene also presented a vendor quote of about $7,400 to add sound-absorbent treatment above six recently added small study rooms. The study rooms do not extend to the ceiling (a cost-saving design choice), and patrons have complained that…
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