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Library director urges larger funding increase than city proposed 3% amid service growth
New Britain Common Council · April 29, 2026
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Summary
Victor Chabai, director of the New Britain Public Library, told the council that use and program attendance have grown but the library's operating budget remains small; he asked the city to consider a larger increase (the library requested 13%).
Victor Chabai, director of the New Britain Public Library, told the Common Council on April 28 that while visitor numbers, electronic usage and program attendance have risen sharply over the past two years, library staff wages and services remain constrained by flat funding.
Chabai said the library has seen a 29%…
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