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Officials weigh restoring Saturday hours and staffing changes at local library

Gulf County meeting · January 14, 2026
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Summary

County representatives and city participants discussed recent cuts to Saturday library hours, considered increasing weekend and after-school service for children, and raised the prospect of the county taking over staffing currently managed through a Bay County contract.

Speaker 4 told the meeting the library's Saturday hours were cut and urged restoring weekend and afternoon service for children. "If they're only gonna be open 1 day of the week... Saturday, maybe when they're not in school," Speaker 4 said, arguing weekends better serve children and families.

Speaker 4 said the county currently pays Bay County, which manages employees and operations under…

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