Princeton library to use community center for authors’ brunch; board agrees to accommodate setup and cleaning

The Princeton Public Library told the town board Jan. 5 it expects to use the community center for its annual authors’ brunch (the library requested the last weekend in July). The library reported a year‑end circulation uptick (packet figures showed roughly 2,083–2,104 items and 902 children participating in story time) despite interim closures, and said proceeds from the brunch have historically raised thousands of dollars for the branch.

Library representatives asked for permission to use the community center on the weekend and to allow Friday evening setup if the facility is not already booked. Board members discussed lease terms (the lease provides for 12 weekday uses) and recommended using two of the library’s weekday allocations for Friday setup when needed; several commissioners volunteered to split or cover the required cleaning fee so the event would not result in lost rental revenue for the town.

Board members agreed that, subject to availability and contracting rules, the library may use the community center for the authors’ brunch and that staff should coordinate logistics, cleaning fees and any modest concessions necessary to accommodate setup.