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Sanbornton trustees accept $15,000 ARSL grant after public hearing

Library Board of Trustees · May 19, 2026
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Summary

The Sanbornton Library Board of Trustees opened a public hearing and voted unanimously to accept a $15,000 grant from the Association of Small and Rural Libraries, the board recorded the hearing open and closed and approved acceptance at its May 19 meeting.

The Sanbornton Library Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on May 19 to receive input on accepting a $15,000 grant from the Association of Small and Rural Libraries (ARSL) and voted to accept the award.

The hearing opened at 10:46 a.m. and the trustees closed the hearing at 11:30 a.m. on the same day. On a motion by Grace Olson, seconded by Barbara Whetstone, the board voted PUNA (passed unanimously) to accept the ARSL grant. The minutes do not record any individual public comments during the hearing.

The grant acceptance was recorded as a formal board action; trustees did not specify programmatic details for the funds in the minutes. Director Rebekka Mateyk had earlier asked trustees to monitor New Hampshire legislative activity affecting libraries via the NHLTA website, a separate action noted during the meeting.

Next steps recorded in the minutes are limited to acceptance of the funds; the minutes do not specify a spending plan or timeline for grant implementation.