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Finance committee advances $15.6M Cambridge Public Library budget; directors highlight digital equity and branch reopenings
Summary
The committee forwarded the Cambridge Public Library’s $15.6 million FY26 request, hearing that the system welcomed nearly 1 million visitors and circulated 1.8 million items last year while expanding digital‑equity programs, reopening the Collins branch and adding staff.
The Cambridge Finance Committee voted to forward the Cambridge Public Library’s FY26 budget request — $15,600,000 with 68 FTEs — to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation after Director Macaulay summarized last year’s usage and described programmatic expansions.
Library Director Macaulay said the system welcomed more than 960,000 visitors, circulated about 1.8 million items and offered roughly 3,900 public programs last fiscal year. The budget book lists…
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