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Amy Newell, candidate for Brookline library trustee, emphasizes libraries as democratic infrastructure and urges more funding
Summary
In a TV interview on Brookline Interactive Group, library trustee candidate Amy Newell said libraries are ‘‘critical democratic infrastructure,’’ urged more local funding (she supports an override if necessary), praised new director Jill Mercurio for rebuilding staff morale, and highlighted outreach and collections as priorities.
Amy Newell, a candidate for one of four open seats on the Brookline Board of Library Trustees, told State Representative Tommy Vitolo on Brookline Interactive Group's TV on TV that she wants to protect and expand library services and funding as part of maintaining local civic life.
Newell framed libraries as "fundamentally a place where people are able to access information and resources and ideas," saying they support everything from job applications and ESL classes to community reading groups. "Libraries are this amazing, well‑used, beloved resource in Brookline," she said, calling them "critical to democracy." This was a central theme of her interview: positioning libraries as local infrastructure meriting investment.
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