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Farmers Branch library board reviews new printing system, program lineup and budget requests
Summary
Trustees heard a report on pending state bills affecting libraries, a library director update on a new patron computer/print kiosk and summer programs, and discussed budget requests including an additional ESL instructor, a color copier, security cameras, and a braille-enhanced story walk partnership for Rawhead Park.
The Farmers Branch library board on an evening meeting reviewed pending state legislation affecting libraries, received a detailed operations update from the library director and discussed several budget requests for the coming fiscal year.
Trustee Speaker 3 opened the meeting's substantive discussion by flagging multiple bills moving through the state legislature, including a proposal that would "prohibit access to ******** for minors to ******** explicit materials in municipal libraries" and another that would limit municipal financial support for the American Library Association. Speaker 3 said both measures remain in committee and recommended the board monitor progress.
The Library Director (identified in the meeting as the person delivering the Library Director's Report) described operational…
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