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Robert Trail Library reports rising visits and service cuts in annual update to council
Summary
Robert Trail Library reported roughly 150,000 local visits in 2025 (up ~3%), increased circulation and 78,000 systemwide program attendees; county budget cuts mean suspension of the Hoopla digital service and winding down of Wi‑Fi hotspot checkouts in 2026.
Terry Rumpsters, branch manager of the Robert Trail Library, presented the library’s 2025 summary to the Rosemount City Council on Feb. 2, 2026.
Rumpsters told the council the branch saw nearly 150,000 visits last year, an increase of about 3% from the prior year, and noted a similar 3% rise in items checked out. He said Dakota County libraries reported roughly 78,000 attendees at library programs systemwide in 2025 but that…
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