Hopedale Library Board approved Statue of Hope restoration after securing CPC funding. Daedalus Conservation assessed the sculpture at roughly $32,000 in repairs needed to address mortar, cracks, and damaged marble; the Community Preservation Committee voted on August 28th to fund $16,000, with the
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
Hopedale library board approves $2,000 in spending for books and flag service. The Trustees unanimously authorized a $1,500 ABDO purchase for non-fiction and farm animal materials and a $500 donation-fund allocation for VOX books, according to meeting minutes. Library Director Keely Bethel-Penny
Bancroft Memorial Library Board approves FY27 budget with staff expansion. The Board of Trustees unanimously accepted the FY27 budget, which includes a 9 percent increase driven by reclassifying one position from Library Page to Library Assistant and funding a new Page position for eight additional
Hopedale Library Trustees unanimously approved state aid funding for a new fire radio box installation ahead of the Hopedale Fire Department's FY27 transition from its current emergency notification system. Chair Christine Seaver and the board also advanced facility repairs including front door and
Hopedale Library trustees unanimously approve five policies and WhaZoodles purchase. Chair Christine Seaver, Secretary Marie Riddell, and trustee Frederick Oldfield III voted to update Social Media, Historic Gifts and Deed of Gifts, Check Policy, Monetary and Gift Donations, and Solicitation and
Bancroft Memorial Library trustees approve six policy updates. Chair Christine Seaver, Secretary Marie Riddell, Trustee Frederick Oldfield III, and Library Director Keely Bethel-Penny voted unanimously to adopt revisions to Laptop Usage, Internet Guidelines, Interlibrary Loan, Library Card,
Hopedale library trustees approve weather policy, report strong year-over-year gains. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the January minutes and accepted Director Keely Bethel-Penny's report detailing January 2026 visitor and circulation increases: adult visitors up 2 percent, children's
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