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Lacey library manager warns of TRL‑authorized staff reductions and proposed service‑hour cuts
Summary
Library manager Christina Hancock told the Lacey Library Board that the Timberland Regional Library trustees authorized a reduction in force to shore up finances through 2026; she described recent layoff notices and proposed new hours for the Hawkesbury branch to address staffing shortfalls.
Christina Hancock, the library manager for the Lacey and Hawkesbury branches, told the Lacey Library Board that the Timberland Regional Library board of trustees authorized a reduction in force on Feb. 25 to address rising operating costs and support financial stability through fiscal 2026.
Hancock said the district initially affected five employees — four who took voluntary layoffs and one who was laid off while on probation — and that three employees received rescission letters the day before the meeting. "The board of trustees authorized a…
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