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Elmhurst Public Library emphasizes high usage and cautious reserves in 2026 budget presentation
Summary
Cindy Wellwood, president of the Elmhurst Library Board of Trustees, and Marybeth Harper, executive director, told the council the Elmhurst Public Library recorded roughly 489,000 visits and over 1,000,000 checkouts in 2024 and is requesting a 2% levy increase in the 2026 budget to support operations and capital needs.
Cindy Wellwood, president of the Elmhurst Library Board of Trustees, and Marybeth Harper, executive director of the Elmhurst Public Library, presented the library’s 2026 budget material to the Elmhurst Committee of the Whole on Oct. 27.
Wellwood highlighted the library’s role as a community hub and cited 2024 usage figures: roughly 489,000 visits, more than 1,000,000 items checked out and about 83,000 program attendances. “The Elmhurst Public Library is a vibrant community hub, an engine for education, connection, growth,” Wellwood said, adding that the library “sets the gold standard to surrounding communities throughout Illinois.”
Harper and Wellwood described recent capital work and near‑term needs: a newly renovated outdoor patio has opened for…
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