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Library director presents draft budget; Selectboard plans special meeting to discuss library MOU

Putney Selectboard · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Putney Public Library Director Emily Zervas presented a draft library budget and operating hours; the town manager said the Selectboard has authority over the library and plans to warn a special meeting (target April 2026) to discuss a memorandum of understanding between the board and the Library Board of Trustees.

Emily Zervas presented the library's draft budget and proposed hours: winter hours Monday'Friday 10:30 a.m.'6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.'3 p.m.; summer hours Monday'Friday 10:30 a.m.'6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.'1 p.m.

Karen Astley, the town manager, told the Selectboard it is important for the Selectboard and the Library Board of Trustees to maintain open dialogue and that the Selectboard has authority over the library; she said the town would warn a special meeting to address a memorandum of understanding, with April 2026 mentioned as the target timeframe in the minutes.