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Library outlines programming timeline, publicity role for Southborough tricentennial
Summary
Library Director Ryan Brenneman told the Southborough Tricentennial Committee the library can support events and publicity for the 2027 tricentennial but typically plans programs about six months in advance; staff capacity, partnerships with the Friends of the Library and an idea-lab technician will shape what the library can offer.
Ryan Brenneman, the Town of Southborough library director, told the Tricentennial Committee on Jan. 15 that the library can support tricentennial events with programming and publicity but is limited by staffing and its normal planning cycle. “We do public programming about 6 months in advance, so it's a little early for us to have anything sort of plotted out now,” Brenneman said, adding that a part‑time staff member who operates the library’s laser cutter will not return to work until March.
The library director said the library can publicize town events through its newsletter, social media and in‑house bulletin boards if the events include a library component: “We typically reserve it for library events, but if we tie the ... birthday into the library, then it sort of becomes a library event.”…
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