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Danvers library director outlines state certification risks, cites Stoneham example
Summary
Director Noel summarized state library certification standards and warned trustees that nearby libraries could lose state aid and borrowing privileges if they fail to meet Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners standards; trustees will consider a policy on serving decertified libraries.
Noel (last name not specified), director of the Town of Danvers Library, told trustees that the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) sets minimum standards for public libraries and that falling short of those standards can reduce or eliminate state aid and borrowing privileges.
“Noel said: ‘The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners has a set of standards that all libraries in the Commonwealth have to meet,’” the director told trustees, listing hours open, town budget increases and a materials-spend benchmark as the most important tests. Noel explained the budget test as “your budget that is allocated to you by the town is supposed to be increased by basically 2 and a half percent per year,” and said another common metric…
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