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Winston library director seeks part-time hours increase to meet state requirements
Summary
Paula Miller, director of the Winston Library, presented the 2025-26 year-end report and draft 2026-27 budget, saying state guidance requires the director to work 20 hours (not the 12 hours currently) to meet public-library standards, creating a roughly $3,000 staffing cost increase the grants will not cover.
Paula Miller, director of the Winston Library, presented the library's 2025-26 statistics and a draft 2026-27 budget. She said the library is serving rising demand and that a state review found the director should be scheduled for 20 hours per week instead of the 12 hours previously logged. "The state came a couple months ago and said that it's supposed to be 20 hours," she said.
Council members asked whether grants would cover the increased salary; Miller said grants typically will buy materials and equipment but do not cover salary increases. She said she will bring the finalized budget back to the board and then return to council for approval. The council offered informal support and encouraged her to complete the two-step adoption process for the budget.
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