Carmel Public Library trustees adopt 2025 strategic plan and FY2025–26 budget; approve small year‑end transfers

Carmel-by-the-Sea — The Carmel Public Library Board of Trustees voted to adopt the library’s 2025 strategic plan and to approve the fiscal year 2025–26 budget during their regular meeting. Trustees also approved two year‑end budget transfers and several routine items, and agreed to hold a separate agenda item about the Hirsch Memorial Library project for a future meeting.

Why it matters: Adopting the strategic plan sets the library’s priorities and gives staff a framework for work plans and quarterly reviews; approving the FY2025–26 budget commits the board to the revenue and spending plan the library will use through the coming year. The small budget transfers authorize immediate repairs and targeted collection purchases that staff said cannot wait until the new fiscal year.

What the board approved and how…