Trustees approve extended-leave policy for librarian

Dec 3, 2025

The Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees approved an extended-leave policy Dec. 3, 2025 requiring advance email requests to the board chair for unpaid leaves longer than six working days, substitute arrangements and defined start/return dates; the policy will be signed at the next meeting.

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The Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees voted to approve an extended-leave policy for the librarian, adopting the policy with corrections during its Dec. 3 meeting. The approved language requires a librarian seeking an unpaid leave of more than six working days in succession to request the leave by email to the board chair in advance of the meeting one month before the leave would begin.

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