Library director: program attendance up, materials budget cut affects checkouts
Summary
The Library director said program attendance is up but materials availability and circulation are down because the library's materials budget is significantly smaller this year; staff cut some electronic resources and expect numbers to rebound after LibCon.
The Library director reported fewer materials and constrained electronic resources this year because the materials budget "this year [is] significantly less than we normally have," which the director said explains lower circulation numbers. At the same time, program attendance is up and staff are not charging for program supplies, relying on Friends funding for those needs.
The director also noted the city budget passed the previous night and said it was not significantly different for the library this year, calling the adopted budget a baseline to build upon in future years. Staff and facilities are planning a meeting about a potential library expansion and the director said the board will revisit the five-year plan once legislative and funding developments are clearer.
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