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Library director presents five-year plan and staff, Friends report highlights strong book-sale gains
Summary
The Library Board heard that the five-year plan is complete and that the City Council adopted the city budget with no changes to the library allocation; the director cited a lean materials budget, and the Friends of the Library reported record book-sale membership and fundraising gains.
The Library Board met and heard a series of operational updates, including a completed five-year plan, staffing changes, and strong fundraising news from the Friends of the Library.
Library Director said the five-year plan "is all done. It's formatted. We make corrections, have Daniel proofread it. It's ready to go," and said the board will consider the final plan at the October meeting; she added she will be absent in October and that Daniel will run that session. The director reported that some usage measures are down—especially program attendance—largely because the library had been short a youth librarian. She announced a new hire, Hannah Durham, and said new and renewed library cards are up, and outreach is…
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