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Library director outlines FY27 request, cites maker‑space growth and trust funds for phased renovation
Summary
Carnegie Stout Public Library Director Nick Rossman told the Dubuque City Council the library seeks roughly $4.6 million in property‑tax support for FY27 and plans a phase‑1 renovation funded largely from library trust balances to expand the maker space and reconfigure first‑floor service points; councilors pressed staff on why library CIP requests were not included in the recommended list.
Nick Rossman, director of the Carnegie Stout Public Library, presented the library’s proposed FY2027 operating and capital priorities to the Dubuque City Council during a special budget session on April 13.
Rossman said the library requests about $4.6 million in property‑tax support for FY27, which he said equates to approximately $71.86 for the average homeowner. He described FY25 performance measures — more than 225,000 visitors and about 45,000 cardholders — and said the library recorded roughly 850,000 total resource accesses across circulation, program attendance, database use and technology access.
Rossman highlighted an expanding maker space and new services that he said save community members money by providing access to equipment, technology and programming. “This year…
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