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Trustee proposes $24,000 collection increase; director cites storage and vendor risks, trustees defer to January
Summary
Trustee John Schwab proposed a $24,000 trust-funded boost to the collection budget; Reno, the library director, said the amount is reasonable but flagged storage limits and the bankruptcy of major vendor Baker & Taylor; trustees asked staff for a detailed plan in January.
Trustee John Schwab proposed using trust funds to augment the library’s collection budget by $24,000 for the January–June 2026 period, noting the annual collection budget has not changed since 2017 and is materially short of parity with inflation.
The proposal was presented via email read by a staff member: "As previously discussed, with no annual adjustment for inflation for 8 years, we are approximately 50,000 per year short of parity with 2017... I…
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