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Library reports steady circulation and schedules April programs including Selectboard candidate forum
Summary
The director reported March circulation of 5,102 and listed recent and upcoming programs, including a Selectboard candidate forum on April 27 and a poetry reading hosted by Trustee Peter Weis on April 23.
The Dickinson Memorial Library reported March 2026 circulation of 5,102 and highlighted programming for March and April during its April 9 meeting.
The director presented comparative figures showing March 2026 totals (1,865 physical attendance, 569 program attendance, 3,618 Overdrive digital checkouts, 1,064 Kanopy loans, 74 Hoopla loans and 346 total circs) and noted month‑to‑month and year‑to‑year comparisons. Those numbers were provided for trustees' review as part of the director's report.
Recent March programs included a metal stamped bookmark workshop (March 7), a talk on King Philip’s War (March 10), Trivia Night (March 12), Pie Day (March 14), an NMH Farms history talk (March 21), and Teen Night (March 27). Planned April events include an art reception (April 3), the TAC Children's Choir Concert (April 10), a poetry reading with Trustee Peter Weis (April 23), a Selectboard candidate forum (April 27), and a Warblers program (April 30). Ongoing offerings for adults, children, and families were summarized, including knitting, tech help, book clubs, storywalks, Lego Club, and Read with Marley.
Trustees took the director's report as information; no formal motions were required for programming announcements.
