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Beltrami County: branch library to cut two full‑time positions and reduce hours after county budget cuts

Beltrami County Board of Commissioners · March 18, 2026
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Commissioner Carlson said the Baiji branch will lay off two full‑time employees (about 33% of staff) and reduce weekly open hours from 56 to 39 starting March 30, citing county budget cuts; the board discussed the change during commissioners' reports.

Commissioner Carlson told the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners that, because of county budget reductions, the Baiji branch library will lay off two full‑time employees — approximately one‑third of the branch’s staff — and reduce weekly operating hours from 56 to 39.

“Because of our county cuts, they’ll have to be laying off two full‑time…

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