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Pottstown library warns state aid delay and possible loss of passport service could hit annual budget
Summary
Library director Bizholz told council a state funding impasse could delay about $140,000 in state aid and that the loss of passport acceptance status could cost roughly $140,000 in annual revenue; he said both developments together could place substantial strain on the library's ~ $700,000 budget and that the library will step up fundraising.
Library director Bizholz told the Committee of the Whole on Nov. 5 that the borough library faces two risks heading into the 2026 budget cycle: a potential state funding impasse and a change that could remove the library's ability to serve as a passport acceptance facility.
Bizholz said annual state aid to the library is about $140,000 and that passport acceptance generates…
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