Trustees told state eased library certification by removing 'consecutive' requirement

Library staff reported that a recent state rule change removed the word "consecutive" from the requirement that a library be open 38 consecutive weeks, easing certification for libraries that had intermittent closures. "The rule change was they removed the word consecutive being open," the staff member said, noting Bridgewater had not met the previous consecutive-weeks requirement and would have risked decertification.