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Library staff warn TLC and Libby growth has strained capacity; council considers staffing and transport fixes
Summary
Highland Library staff told council TLC interlibrary transfers and rising Libby digital costs have added roughly 40 staff-hours per week and prompted requests for a full-time collections manager plus an assistant and transport arrangements; council asked for cost detail and options.
Library staff described operational pressures tied to the TLC interlibrary consortium and Libby digital circulation that have materially increased workload. Karen (library representative) said TLC expanded the library catalog from roughly 43,000 to more than 200,000 items and created about 40 additional staff-hours per week for transfers and routing; the library now averages more than 2,000 transfers per month.
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