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New library director outlines recovery of funds, hiring and service priorities
Summary
Emerson Demeester Lane, the new Tompkins County Public Library director, told the committee he has prioritized fiscal caution, recovered roughly $92,000 from the City of Ithaca, retained central library status in the Finger Lakes system and added about 12,000 items to the county collection.
Emerson Demeester Lane, who became director of the Tompkins County Public Library in January, briefed the Government Operations Committee on work completed in his first quarter and on priorities heading into budget season.
Lane said he has taken a conservative approach to hiring while filling a business‑office vacancy in June,…
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