The Mt. Lebanon School District Board of Directors met Monday, Oct. 13, where auditors presented a clean review of the district\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hosack, Specht, Muetzel & Wood LLP issued an unmodified opinion on the district\u2019s 2024\u201325 financial statements, indicating full compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time in six years, the district added to its fund balance, including $2.8 million from a year-end surplus and $3 million from a settlement with Concordia Lutheran Ministries. The unassigned fund balance now stands at roughly $7.5 million, or 5.99 percent of total expenditures \u2014 meeting board policy targets and moving closer to the state-recommended 8 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minutes and information about upcoming meetings are available on the Mt. Lebanon School District BoardDocs website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mt. Lebanon Public Library Named Pennsylvania\u2019s 2025 Library of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mt. Lebanon Public Library has been named the 2025 Library of the Year by the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA), earning the state\u2019s highest honor for its leadership, service and unwavering commitment to free access to information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PaLA recognized the library not only for its professional excellence, but also for its stand in defense of intellectual freedom. In February, Mt. Lebanon became the first library in Pennsylvania to declare itself a Book Sanctuary, a designation affirming that challenged or banned materials will remain accessible to all patrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award also highlights the library\u2019s strong community engagement. More than half of Mt. Lebanon\u2019s 34,000 residents \u2014 about 56 percent \u2014 hold active library cards. In 2024, the library circulated more than 764,000 physical and digital items, welcomed over 35,000 attendees to nearly 1,500 programs, and answered more than 23,000 reference questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With this honor, Mt. Lebanon becomes the first library in Allegheny County to receive PaLA\u2019s top award, underscoring its role as a regional leader in public service and inclusive access to information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mt. Lebanon School Board Receives Clean Audit, Adds to Fund Balance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"nfd_image_url":"","nfd_onboarding_generated":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n