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Library asks council to explore citywide social-media archiving; council refers funding review to January finance meeting
Summary
The St. Francis library director told the Common Council the library lacks a citywide archive of social-media and website content required to meet recent public-records guidance. Staff and the city attorney warned of high recurring costs and limited contractual liabilities; council referred the funding and procurement question to the January 2026
The St. Francis library director asked the council to consider a citywide contract for archiving social-media pages and websites to ensure compliance with evolving public-records rulings. Library director Amy told the council that quotes she obtained ranged from roughly $3,000 to $7,000 per year depending on scope and that an independent archiving vendor can capture metadata, edits and deletions required for full records retention.
Amy told the council the library initially obtained quotes just for the library but expanded the inquiry after learning…
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