Library Trustees approve summer reading wrap-up, authorize facility improvements
Library Trustees unanimously approve facility upgrades and summer programs. The board authorized purchase of a LIFEPAK CR2 automated external defibrillator and approved a fire monitoring system installed by Custom Alarm for $986, with annual costs of $770. Director Keely Bethel-Penny was authorized
Bancroft Memorial Library _ Board of Trustees · Meeting of August 4, 2026
HOPEDALE — Library Trustees unanimously approve facility upgrades and summer programs. The board authorized purchase of a LIFEPAK CR2 automated external defibrillator and approved a fire monitoring system installed by Custom Alarm for $986, with annual costs of $770. Director Keely Bethel-Penny was authorized to obtain a quote for new industrial carpeting in the entrance area after a pipe leak caused damage.
July circulation remained steady, with Overdrive checkouts climbing 15 percent and DVD circulation rising 33 percent for adults and 154 percent for children. Summer reading concludes with 300-plus registrations and a beach party wrap-up; fall programming launches September 8.
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Source: the Bancroft Memorial Library _ Board of Trustees meeting of August 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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