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3. <br /> City of 209 North Ruby Street, Ellensburg WA 98926 <br /> TO: Commissioners Laura Osiadacz, Brett Wachsmith and Cory Wright <br /> FROM: Josephine Camarillo, Library Director <br /> DATE: September 15, 2025 <br /> SUBJECT: 2025 Annual Report and 2026 Funding Request <br /> The Ellensburg Public Library respectfully requests $130,000 from the County for 2026 funding year. In <br /> 2025, the City of Ellensburg allocated 1.97% of its general fund to pay for library services. 2025 County <br /> contribution comprised of 7% of library funding with 25% of library cardholders being county residents. <br /> County cards increased 5.5% from 2024. <br /> The library started off the year celebrating its 115th anniversary on January 20, 2025, with food, music <br /> and fun! We hosted two WA Humanities speakers: Storytelling Through Indian Classical Dance and <br /> How Beer Can Save Democracy. We also hosted One Book One County program featuring Roslyn <br /> resident and author Natalie Hammerquist. For 2025, we were voted Best place to take kids in Kittitas <br /> County. We opened the Hal Holmes as a temporary warming and cooling center during inclement <br /> weather. Lastly, we updated our library card design with a design contest. We received 21 entries, and <br /> the winning design was a beautiful quail drawing created by Megan Pickerel-Winer. Patrons may <br /> replace their current card with a new card at no cost till the end of October. <br /> The library continues to provide the community a diverse collection of materials and electronic <br /> resources, community space, and educational programming to encourage lifelong learning. We provide <br /> a safe, welcoming environment with skilled assistance. The library offers over 55,000 physical items <br /> that include books, audio-visual items, 94 magazines and newspapers and 58,000 downloadable <br /> eBooks and eAudiobooks. We also offer Discover Passes, hot spots and laptops for patron checkout. <br /> The Ellensburg Public Library continues to thrive and serve the community. We are working at full <br /> capacity with in-person and virtual services. Thank you again for your continued support of the library <br /> and for your consideration of the library's 2026 budget request. <br /> Sincerely, Stats through Aug31st 2024 2025 f %Change <br /> Circulation <br /> Physical Items 85178 80920 -5% - <br /> Electronic Items 39505 40246 1.9% <br /> Cardholders <br /> Total 13901 15262 9.8% <br /> Count Residents 3633 3832 5.5% <br /> Josephine Camarillo, Director <br /> Ellensburg Public Library Summer Reading <br /> (509) 962-7252 Total Participants 1154 1058 -8% <br /> camariNoi(U)ellensburctwa.gov County Residents(youth) 386 1 394 2% <br /> www.ellensburglibrary.org <br />