Library Board Approves Summer Closures Due to Staff Shortage
Middleborough Library Board approved summer closures due to staffing shortages.
Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of June 22, 2026
Middleborough Library Board approved summer closures due to staffing shortages. Trustee Diane Stewart moved to close the library July 3, and July 17-18, plus August 14-15, with early closing August 12 at 5 pm, and authorization for additional closures as needed; Trustee Sherri Hartlen-Neely seconded, and all trustees voted unanimously in favor. The board also approved a $6,324 DoorTech proposal to repair the Peirce Street entrance double doors, a Town & Country Landscapers contract for landscaping services excluding mowing, a July 16 welcome reception for Library Director Beth Paine with a $200 refreshments budget, the 2027 SAILS Annual Agreement, and the Mary Pelletier-Hunyadi Indexing Services Agreement.
The board moved three 2027 meeting dates to avoid national holidays: January 19, February 16, and April 20.
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Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of June 22, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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