Coffee County Library seeks $23,000 increase for 2026 amid staffing and benefit changes

Jun 17, 2025

Library Administrator Debbie Shoemaker presented the library's 2026 budget request, citing a 3% cost-of-living increase for staff, higher health-insurance costs and new flexible-spending benefits; the system requested roughly $306,890, about $50,521 (3.25%) more than the prior total.

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Debbie Shoemaker, the new administrator of Coffee County Library, presented the library's 2026 budget request to the Coffee County Board of Commissioners on Monday and asked the county to consider roughly a $50,521 increase, bringing the library's total request to approximately $306,890.

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