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Everett Public Library reports 12% budget cut in 2025; board adopts strategic plan to seek restored funding
Everett City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary
Library Director Abigail Cooley and trustees told the council the library faced an approximately 12% budget reduction in 2025, reduced hours and staffing declines; the board expects to vote on a 2026–2028 strategic plan that aims to restore full funding by 2027.
Abigail (Abby) Cooley, director of the Everett Public Library, and Joshua Glasgow, board president, presented the library's 2025 annual update at the Jan. 14 council meeting and outlined a draft 2026–2028 strategic plan.
Cooley told the council the library experienced "an approximately 12% budget reduction" in…
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