Miami-Dade County · Budget Explorer
FY 2025–26 adopted
Recreation & Culture department
Library
Adopted operating, capital, position, and expenditure data, with recent budget history and the FY 2026–27 proposal.
Adopted department total
$164.9M
Operating and capital allocations across all adopted strategic areas.
- Operating
- $124.2M
- Capital
- $40.7M
- Funded positions
- 537
- Year-over-year
- +43.6%
Annual adopted operations
Multi-year adopted program
As published
Increase in total budget
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Overview
Department overview
Service responsibilities and the latest adopted operating change.
The Library department runs Miami-Dade County's 49 public library branches, providing free access to books, digital materials, computers, internet, and educational programs for residents of all ages.
Computer-generated service summary based on the FY 2025-26 adopted budget.
Operating change
Operating spending increased from $114.8M in FY 2024-25 to $124.2M in FY 2025-26: +$9.4M (+8.2%).
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Budget
Operating and capital
Operating covers annual services and staffing. Capital covers the department’s multi-year investment program.
Operating
$124.2M
75.3% of department total
Capital
$40.7M
24.7% of department total
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History
Total budget by fiscal year
Each year is labeled as actual spending or an adopted budget. Proposed figures are not included.
| Fiscal Year | Figure type | Total Budget | Operating | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2021-22 | Actual spending | $78.8M | $78.8M | $0 |
| FY 2022-23 | Actual spending | $85.0M | $85.0M | $0 |
| FY 2023-24 | Actual spending | $93.7M | $93.7M | $0 |
| FY 2024-25 | Adopted budget | $114.8M | $114.8M | $0 |
| FY 2025-26 | Adopted budget | $164.9M | $124.2M | $40.7M |
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Proposal
FY 2026–27 proposed changes
Operating and position figures are compared with Appendix A’s restated adopted amounts. Capital is proposal only.
- Operating
- $124.2M$124.5M
- Funded positions
- 537537
- Proposed capital
- $47.9M
+0.2% from restated adopted
0 positions
Proposal only; no restated adopted capital amount was published.
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Departments
Other departments in Recreation & Culture
Departments with adopted operating allocations in the same strategic area.