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Library director outlines usage surge and staffing, equipment requests ahead of FY27 budget
Summary
Flower Mound Library Director Rachel Hadidi told council the library served 312,000 visitors last year and asked for staff and equipment to sustain growth: a community engagement coordinator, technical services librarian, outreach vehicle and additional collections funding.
Dr. Rachel Hadidi, director of the Flower Mound Library, briefed the Town Council on the library’s service levels and staffing needs ahead of next year’s budget deliberations.
Hadidi said the library now has roughly 38,000 cardholders, about 312,000 visits in the last fiscal year and 27,000 program attendees. The library has expanded its on‑site services — seven study rooms, two community rooms, a creation lab with 17 machines — and automated material handling that reduced return‑to‑shelf time from as many as seven days to typically 24 hours.
Requests and rationale: Hadidi asked council to consider the following items for FY27: a community engagement coordinator to handle outreach and…
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