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Multnomah County Library District releases FY2026 proposed budget, warns of structural operating pressures
Summary
Library Director Annie Lewis presented the Multnomah County Library District's proposed FY2026 budget, projecting constrained property tax growth, a forecasted structural deficit at current levy levels, and reduced ongoing expenses to balance the year while maintaining capital bond projects.
Annie Lewis, Multnomah County Library Director, presented the Multnomah County Library District’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget during the board’s April 24 meeting, describing a year of both facility openings and financial constraint.
"FY '26 will be a year of progress and celebration for the library," Lewis said, noting that multiple capital bond projects and renovated branches are nearing completion, including Albina, Northwest, Belmont, St. John’s and a new 95,000-square-foot East County Library in Gresham. Lewis said the district is adopting a new staffing plan to align services with expanded spaces.
The library faces a structural operating deficit as personnel and ongoing costs grow faster than property-tax…
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