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Dover trustees approve landscaping funding, kitchenette supplement and 25¢ color prints for patrons
Summary
The Board of Library Trustees unanimously approved allocations from the State Aid Fund — $5,000 for landscaping, up to $7,000 to supplement the town’s kitchenette renovation budget — and authorized color printing at $0.25 per sheet; smaller staff-appreciation spending was also ratified.
The Board of Library Trustees met at the Dover Town Library on April 14, 2026, and voted unanimously on several small funding measures affecting operations and facilities. Trustee Chair Rob Andrews moved the landscaping allocation and the color-printing authorization; each motion carried with a second and an 'all in favor' vote.
The board approved allocating $5,000 from the State Aid Fund to a Landscaping Improvement Project (motion by Rob Andrews, seconded by A. Collins). Trustees discussed outreach tied to the trustees’ endowment and investment goals in the same segment but took no additional funding action beyond the landscaping allocation.
Trustees also authorized the library to offer color printing to patrons at a fee of $0.25 per sheet (motion by Rob Andrews, seconded by L. Migausky); that motion passed unanimously. Separately, the board voted to allocate up to $7,000 from the State Aid Fund to supplement the Town of Dover’s budget for the Kitchenette Renovation Project (motion by Rob Andrews, seconded by P. Hoffmann); that motion also passed unanimously.
In routine business, the board approved $230.86 from the Gifts and Donations Fund to purchase commemorative t-shirts for the library’s 14 staff members and the director as a token for National Library Week, and the minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously.
The board did not record any dissenting votes in the meeting minutes; motions are recorded as carried 'all in favor.' The trustees’ next regular meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. at the Dover Town Library.
