“I think virtual will be with us to stay,” said Wiles. “We have been blessed by not having anything major fail,” he said, crediting the capital project.Īnother “silver lining” cited by Wiles is the shift to online use caused by the pandemic. Now, in the proposed budget, maintenance costs are down from $52,000 this year to $40,100 and the cost of custodial supplies has also decreased.Īnd, while everyone’s utility costs have increased, Wiles said, new insulated walls and more energy-efficient windows have reduced those increases.
Wiles said he heard complaints from only three patrons that the promise not to close had been broken. The library accomplished this by extending the pandemic closure for longer than some other local libraries.
The $8.8 million project, which expanded and upgraded the library, broke ground in October 2020 and was finished 11 months ahead of schedule and under budget. “I think with our construction project, we found a silver lining,” he said as he discussed the proposed $4.3 million library budget for next year.
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