Hancock library to reduce public hours through mid‑June

Apr 30, 2025

To help close a 2024–25 budget shortfall (amount not specified), Hancock trustees set temporary hours: Wednesdays noon–3:00 and Saturdays 9:00–noon (plus one hour librarian prep time) through mid‑June.

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The Hancock Free Public Library Board of Trustees recorded on April 30 that public hours will be temporarily reduced to conserve funds while protecting staff pay and priority expenditures. The minutes specify the temporary schedule through mid‑June: Wednesdays, noon–3:00 p.m., and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.–noon, plus one hour of librarian prep time; the minutes do not identify additional service adjustments.

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