Library board warns cuts to reference materials will slow access; trustees and student capstone highlight community programs

Mar 2, 2026

Library trustees urged restoring a roughly $23,000 reduction to reference and children's materials; staff described program cuts and a shared half-time business resource reallocation, while a high school intern presented a capstone review showing strong demand and community value for library programs.

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Members of the public, library trustees and staff used the Selectmen's Feb. 28 budget review to press the board to restore cuts to the library materials budget and to explain program impacts.

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