Rolling Meadows Library seeks 2.7% levy increase to fund strategic-plan priorities
Oct 17, 2025
Library Executive Director Jack Bauer presented a $5.036 million FY2026 budget and requested a 2.7% levy increase to $4,632,400 to support a new strategic plan, consortium membership, staff compensation, and capital repairs including a parking-lot resurfacing.
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Jack Bauer, executive director of the Rolling Meadows Library, presented the library’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and a request for a 2.7% levy increase to a total levy of $4,632,400. Bauer said the $5,036,000 budget is “the next chapter for the library,” shaped by the library’s 2025–2027 strategic plan and input from residents, staff, trustees and community partners.
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