# 8/11/26 Manchester Library Committee


**Body:** Coffee County Tennessee Government
**Date:** August 10, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The Manchester Committee of the Coffee County Library met on August 11, 2026. The committee approved the prior meeting minutes and passed a motion to explore cleaning up and renovating the library’s back garden, including possible concrete work and landscaping; no budget, bids, or vendors were identified, and the committee plans to discuss the proposal further at its next meeting. The committee also agreed to trial a recurring meeting schedule on the second Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., with October’s meeting set for the third Wednesday, and discussed attending a September 9 trustee workshop in Nashville to help meet grant obligations.

The library director reported that reopening and summer programming were going well. The financial update noted that the new fiscal-year budget largely met the library’s requests, part-time staff pay was increased to $14.02 per hour, and committed funds remained above $150,000. The committee also planned to review its collection development policy, including how it should address AI-generated books. No contract awards, formal bids, or vendor selections were reported.

**Source:** Coffee County Tennessee Government