Darby Free Library advances building project; Bulger Foundation offers $40,000 challenge gift
Summary
Library board minutes show foundation and elevator work underway and fundraising activity: Emily Finigan reported a $40,000 Bulger Foundation challenge gift that requires raising $200,000 in private donations; the board discussed applying for up to $1 million in state local-share funds.
Project manager Emily Finigan reported foundation work is complete and the elevator tower block work has begun for the Darby Free Library expansion, with the construction team preparing to pour the library floor and build the elevator block first.
Finigan said she applied to the Bulger Foundation and received a "challenge gift of forty thousand dollars" that requires the library to raise $200,000 in private donations by the end of next year to qualify. Board members also discussed applying to the state's local share account (gambling-derived funds), with a potential request up to $1,000,000; a Nov. 30 application deadline was mentioned for grant planning. The board voted to approve building-related reports and fundraising efforts during the Oct. 14 minutes.
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